Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:3376 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753920AbXDMAP3 (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:15:29 -0400 Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:56:21 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Michael Wu Cc: Michael Buesch , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx: Hide if bcm43xx-mac80211 is builtin Message-ID: <20070412235621.GB3470@tuxdriver.com> References: <200704111901.06403.flamingice@sourmilk.net> <20070412012051.GC3473@tuxdriver.com> <200704112155.14204.flamingice@sourmilk.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200704112155.14204.flamingice@sourmilk.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:55:08PM -0400, Michael Wu wrote: > On Wednesday 11 April 2007 21:20, John W. Linville wrote: > > Since the two drivers use different firmware and the (currently) > > softmac-based driver will evolve into bcm4301 with support for older > > hardware, I'd prefer to leave this one out. > > > This is just to make allyesconfig work. (wasn't Andrew Morton telling you to > do this?) Both drivers can still be compiled as modules. OK, I see that now. FWIW, the namespace changes of the old bcm43xx driver to bcm4301 would fulfill the same goal. But I suppose this patch is fine for the time being. John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com