Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-28 Thread Greg KH
On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 07:44:38AM -0500, David T Hollis wrote: > On Sat, 2004-01-17 at 20:05, David T Hollis wrote: > > This is a long overdue patch to pull out the standalone ax8817x.o driver > > from 2.4. All functionality is in the usbnet driver which is > > considerably more stable. > > This

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-19 Thread David T Hollis
On Sat, 2004-01-17 at 20:05, David T Hollis wrote: > This is a long overdue patch to pull out the standalone ax8817x.o driver > from 2.4. All functionality is in the usbnet driver which is > considerably more stable. This additional patch removes the AX8817x config entry from Config.in. -- Davi

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-19 Thread David T Hollis
On Sun, 2004-01-18 at 16:04, Oliver Neukum wrote: > > > You are breaking working, legal systems for no good reason. > > > > By saying, "Don't use that driver anymore. The author says it should be > > removed. Use this other driver instead." we should be just fine. > > That we have CONFIG_OBSOL

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-18 Thread Oliver Neukum
> > You are breaking working, legal systems for no good reason. > > By saying, "Don't use that driver anymore. The author says it should be > removed. Use this other driver instead." we should be just fine. That we have CONFIG_OBSOLETE for. > > The hotplug system is _not_ mandatory. Hotplug

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-18 Thread Greg KH
On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 09:11:13PM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2004 19:55 schrieb Greg KH: > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 10:12:19AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > > > Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2004 02:05 schrieb David T Hollis: > > > > This is a long overdue patch to pull out the

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-18 Thread Oliver Neukum
Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2004 19:55 schrieb Greg KH: > On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 10:12:19AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > > Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2004 02:05 schrieb David T Hollis: > > > This is a long overdue patch to pull out the standalone ax8817x.o driver > > > from 2.4. All functionality is in t

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-18 Thread Greg KH
On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 10:12:19AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2004 02:05 schrieb David T Hollis: > > This is a long overdue patch to pull out the standalone ax8817x.o driver > > from 2.4. All functionality is in the usbnet driver which is > > considerably more stable. >

Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-18 Thread Oliver Neukum
Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2004 02:05 schrieb David T Hollis: > This is a long overdue patch to pull out the standalone ax8817x.o driver > from 2.4. All functionality is in the usbnet driver which is > considerably more stable. You want to remove a driver from a stable kernel series? Regards

[linux-usb-devel] [PATCH 2.4.25-pre] Remove standalone AX8817x driver

2004-01-17 Thread David T Hollis
This is a long overdue patch to pull out the standalone ax8817x.o driver from 2.4. All functionality is in the usbnet driver which is considerably more stable. -- David T Hollis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- a/Documentation/Configure.help 2004-01-17 20:00:48.151163632 -0500 +++ b/Documentation/Config