netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bnx2x: remove dead code and make local funcs static

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Date:	Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:16:29 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eilong@...adcom.com
Cc:	stephen@...workplumber.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	dmitry@...adcom.com, yanivr@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bnx2x: remove dead code and make local funcs static

From: "Eilon Greenstein" <eilong@...adcom.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:25:20 +0200

> On Fri, 2013-02-22 at 10:01 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> Sparse warned about several functions that were unnecessarily global.
>> After making them static, discovered that several functions were actually never used.
>> 
>> Compile tested only.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
>> 
> 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Thanks for this patch. The "dead code" part is actually a missing call
> in case of PHY FW upgrade for the 84833 PHY - without it, a server
> reboot is required for the new PHY FW to take affect - but this reboot
> saving enhancement should wait until net-next is open, so I'm acking
> this patch and we will add the code back with the proper call once the
> net-next is open again.
> 
> Acked-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcomo.com>

Applied.
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