linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] at76_usb: update drivers/staging/at76

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Message-ID: <20081028002718.GA2992@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:27:18 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] at76_usb: update drivers/staging/at76_usb w/ mac80211
	port

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 05:15:53PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:56:34AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 03:48:59PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> > > This updates drivers/staging/at76_usb to correspond with the latest
> > > version previously available in wireless-testing.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
> > 
> > I've applied this, but it does add the following warnings, which I don't
> > think you want to have:
> > 	drivers/staging/at76_usb/at76_usb.c:885: warning: ‘at76_set_associd’ defined but not used
> > 	drivers/staging/at76_usb/at76_usb.c:903: warning: ‘at76_set_listen_interval’ defined but not used
> > 	drivers/staging/at76_usb/at76_usb.c:989: warning: ‘at76_add_mac_address’ defined but not used
> > 
> > 
> > I'll remove these unused functions now from the in-kernel version.
> 
> Those were still there because Kalle had said he intended to use them.
> I see no need to carry them since you have them in git anyway.

Heh, fine, they are now gone, we can't add patches that add warnings :)

> > Is there any way to do development on this in the staging version now,
> > instead of the wireless-testing tree?
> 
> Fine with me, although I do have at least one patch for it that
> relates to a pending API change -- I just figured I'd wait for the
> round-trip of the patch above and then carry just that patch in my
> tree along with the mac80211 API changes that prompted it.  Any other
> development makes sense to go to your tree.

How about just sending that patch in when the api change goes in.  I
have no problem with other people sending in patches through their trees
that touch the staging directory for stuff like this, as it makes your
life much easier.

thanks,

greg k-h
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