linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-2.6] [NET] The world is not perfect patch.

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Message-Id: <20080520.143321.97817925.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 14:33:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ramirose@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6] [NET] The world is not perfect patch.

From: "Rami Rosen" <ramirose@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 12:29:26 +0300

> There are three methods in the network stack which start with
> #ifndef I_WISH_WORLD_WERE_PERFECT.

I think it is better to delete this code.  It is impossible
for anyone to build test it without making source modifications,
therefore it will continute to break over and over again over
time.
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