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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:07:07 +0100
From: Franck <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
To: Franck <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>, lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [NET] Remove ARM dependency for dm9000 driver
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2005/11/30, Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>:
>
> If other CPUs use this then fine, but I find that having config options
> needlessly available to all architectures is annoying - especially when
> they are never used.
>
> Eg, would you ever expect to see a DM9000 ethernet device on an x86
> machine?  Probably not - there's far better PCI solutions now.
>
> So until someone says "I want to use this on such and such arch" I
> think it's better to keep it dependent on those we know are likely
> to support it.
>

That makes sens, specially if it's going to be used only by few arch.
I'll resend a new patch.

Thanks
--
               Franck
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