linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for September 3 (ar6k)

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Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:16:27 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Vipin Mehta <Vipin.Mehta@...eros.com>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	"linux-next@...r.kernel.org" <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for September 3 (ar6k)

On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 07:02:36PM -0700, Vipin Mehta wrote:
> Apologies for the inconvenience. I synced to the linux-next tree and looked into the drivers/staging/ath6kl directory. I was able to compile the driver without any issues.
> 
> One of the reasons this might happen is if the following symbolic link is broken.
> 
> drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/AR6002/hw2.0/hw
> 
> The link should point to drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/AR6002/hw2.0/hw.0

I applied the patch and the symlink "should" be there, but in general,
we shouldn't rely on a symlink in the kernel tree to work properly.

Can you send me a patch to fix this up so it works without a symlink?

thanks,

greg k-h
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