linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/4] [resend] Add configuration options to disable features not needed on embedded devices

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Message-Id: <20080731.030205.153067850.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:02:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dwmw2@...radead.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	michael@...e-electrons.com
Subject: Re: [patch 0/4] [resend] Add configuration options to disable
 features not needed on embedded devices

From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:59:15 +0100

> I have drivers which don't even _have_ ethtool support, and they seem to
> work fine. But leaving aside the debate on that point, your statement
> also seemed to be covering the other patches, such as the IGMP one and
> others which haven't been seen (or perhaps even imagined) yet.

I explained why I didn't want to apply the IGMP one too.

Andrew didn't like my objections, but that doesn't mean I
need to defend my position further.

Show me a size reduction patch for networking that actually
makes real sense and I'll apply it.
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