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

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Message-ID: <35B17FE5076C7040809188FBE7913F983F23479B6A@SC1EXMB-MBCL.global.atheros.com>
Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:46:07 -0700
From:	Vipin Mehta <Vipin.Mehta@...eros.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
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)

Sure. Will do that.

Regards,
Vipin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...e.de]
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 7:16 PM
> To: Vipin Mehta
> Cc: Randy Dunlap; Stephen Rothwell; linux-next@...r.kernel.org; LKML
> 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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