From: Franck <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add MIPS dependency for dm9000 driver
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:05:58 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cda58cb80512010005h24c3754ex@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20051130132757.36e1cca0.akpm@osdl.org>
Hi Andrew
2005/11/30, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>:
> Franck <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The attached patch adds MIPS dependency for dm9000 ethernet
> > controller. Indeed this controller is used by some embedded platforms
> > based on MIPS CPUs.
> >
>
> Is there any reason why we cannot enable this driver on all architectures?
>
> It's moderately important for quality and maintainability reasons that it
> be included in the x86 build, at least..
>
Actually there's a discussion about that. I previously sent a RFC
(subject is "[NET] Remove ARM dependency for dm9000 driver") for that.
Now some people are reacting so we should wait for the last words
before applying something.
thanks
--
Franck
prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-01 8:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-30 17:18 [PATCH] Add MIPS dependency for dm9000 driver Franck
2005-11-30 21:27 ` Andrew Morton
2005-12-01 8:05 ` Franck [this message]
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