netdev - Re: [PATCH net v4 01/13] net/8390: Remove redundant make dependencies

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Date:   Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:16:43 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Linux/m68k" <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4 01/13] net/8390: Remove redundant make dependencies

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 4:08 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> The hydra, zorro8390 and mcf8390 drivers all #include "lib8390.c" and
> have no need for 8390.o. modinfo confirms no dependency on 8390.ko.
> Drop the redundant dependency from the Makefile. objdump confirms
> that this has no effect on the module binaries.
>
> Cc: Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

The superfluous additions of 8390.o were introduced in commit
644570b830266ff3 ("8390: Move the 8390 related drivers").

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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