linux-kernel - Re: [patch net-next]alx: Atheros AR8131/AR8151/AR8152/AR8161 Ethernet driver

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Message-Id: <20111020.044843.1562615208158270555.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:48:43 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	cjren@....qualcomm.com
Cc:	romieu@...zoreil.com, rodrigue@....qualcomm.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch net-next]alx: Atheros AR8131/AR8151/AR8152/AR8161
 Ethernet driver

From: "Ren, Cloud" <cjren@....qualcomm.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:29:27 +0000

> Thanks for your information.
> 
> Drivers on different OSs share alf_hw.c, alf_hw.h, alc_hw.c and alc_hw.h
> 
> So it looks some of codes are duplicate, because other drivers need them.

You cannot do this, you must get rid of such compatability wrappers
and unused code.
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