netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/5] NetXen: Add NETXEN prefix to macros

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Date:	Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:50:29 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Mithlesh Thukral <mithlesh@...xen.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, amitkale@...xen.com,
	netxenproj@...syssoft.com, rob@...xen.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] NetXen: Add NETXEN prefix to macros

Mithlesh Thukral wrote:
> NetXen: Add NETXEN prefix to a macro
> This patch will add the "NETXEN" prefix to "USER_START" macro.
> 
> Signed-off by: Wen Xiong <wenxiong@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off by: Mithlesh Thukral <mithlesh@...xen.com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h         |    4 ++--
>  drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_ethtool.c |    2 +-
>  drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c      |    4 ++--
>  drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c    |    4 ++--
>  4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Your patch description is useless.  Clearly we know -what- it does, 
simply by reading the patch.

But it does not answer the simple question:  why?  why is this needed in 
a bug fix Release Candidate series?


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