Message-Id: <200503010153.j211rGXB006246@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ultralinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SPARC64: Modular floppy? 
In-Reply-To: Message from "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> 
   of "Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:51:42 -0800." <20050228155142.12ae31a7.davem@davemloft.net> 
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:53:11 -0300
From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
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"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> said:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:07:43 -0300
> Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl> wrote:

[...]

> > So, either the dependencies have to get fixed so floppy can't be modular
> > for this architecture, or the relevant functions have to move from entry.S
> > to the module.

> I think the former is the best solution.  The assembler code really
> needs to get at floppy.c symbols.

>From my cursory look the stuff depending on the floppy.c symbols is just
in the floppy-related code. Can't that be just included in floppy.c?
(Could be quite a mess, but it looks like short stretches).
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