netdev - Re: [PATCH]: net: Kill skbuff macros from the stone ages.

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Date:	Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:48:42 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	adobriyan@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: net: Kill skbuff macros from the stone ages.

From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:50:24 +0300

> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:06:30AM -0800, David Miller wrote:
> > -#define HAVE_ALLOC_SKB		/* For the drivers to know */
> > -#define HAVE_ALIGNABLE_SKB	/* Ditto 8)		   */
> 
> BTW, after net_device_ops conversion will be finished, netdev HAVE_*
> macros should be deleted as well.

I agree.

To be honest the whole HAVE_* was a really dumb idea.  Althought I
suppose at the time it might have made some kind of sense.

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