linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/26] atl1: refactor tx processing

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Message-ID: <4795BE39.6000505@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:58:17 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	jacliburn@...lsouth.net
CC:	csnook@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	atl1-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/26] atl1: refactor tx processing

jacliburn@...lsouth.net wrote:
> From: Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>
> 
> Refactor tx processing to use a less convoluted tx packet descriptor and
> to conform generally with the vendor's current version 1.2.40.2.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>
> ---
>  drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c |  265 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  drivers/net/atlx/atl1.h |  201 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  2 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 220 deletions(-)

for such a huge patch, this description is very tiny.  [describe] what 
is refactored, and why.

what does "less convoluted" mean?


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