Return-path: Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:59574 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752855AbXK0Eio (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:38:44 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:37:16 -0800 From: Andrew Morton To: Michael Wu Cc: Tony Breeds , Kamalesh Babulal , "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: mm snapshot broken-out-2007-11-20-01-45 Build Fail - net/wireless driver Message-Id: <20071126203716.ebe62999.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (sfid-20071127_043847_463069_7BD0A3CC) In-Reply-To: <200711262331.21176.flamingice@sourmilk.net> References: <200711200953.lAK9qxjO030444@imap1.linux-foundation.org> <20071127023430.GA24243@bakeyournoodle.com> <20071126185423.9280b263.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <200711262331.21176.flamingice@sourmilk.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:31:20 -0500 Michael Wu wrote: > On Monday 26 November 2007 21:54:23 Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > > > Why not just rename one of them? > > > Fine for your tree as a stopgap measure. Please don't merge in wireless-2.6. > Why not? Having very long and specific identifiers duplicated in two drivers is a daft situation. Unless they both drive the same hardware, which afaict they do not?