linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8187se: Rename staging driver to avoid name conflict with mainline driver

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Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:09:33 -0600
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@...il.com>
CC:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8187se: Rename staging driver to avoid name
 	conflict with mainline driver

On 11/16/2009 02:02 PM, Gábor Stefanik wrote:
>>
>> -obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8187SE)        += rtl8187se.o
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8187SE_STAGE)  += rtl8187se_stage.o
> 
> Please make this r8187se.o, to be consistent with the other
> r8180-sa2400 derivative drivers.

I cannot do that. From what I see, the kernel make system creates the .ko file
from the name specified here. When I make that rtl8187se.o, then I get
rtl8187se.ko, which is what I want to avoid.

Larry
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