Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx: do not rebuild when kernel version changes

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Sat Mar 03 2007 - 16:13:38 EST


On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 03:03:57PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> Michael Buesch wrote:
> > On Saturday 03 March 2007 20:03, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> >> Replacing use of UTS_RELEASE with utsname()->release
> >> avoids that this module is rebuild each
> >> time the kernel version changes.
> >>
> >> Compile tested only.
> >
> > I vote to get rid of the whole bcm43xx_ethtool.c file, as it's useless.
> > It will vanish with the advent of d80211, anyway.
> > Larry?
>
> Is bcm43xx_ethtool.c really useless? If so, I vote to remove it. I have never tried to use ethtool
> on bcm43xx. Similarly, it isn't very often that I recompile the kernel when bcm43xx hasn't changed
> and would not have noticed the bug that Sam reported.
I saw it only because I tossed around with a allmodconfig build.
I do not care if it is fixed one way or the other - but I like that
only relevant parts are rebuild when kernel version changes.

Sam
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