linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver

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Message-Id: <20120228.205347.1718771650331094141.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:53:47 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rodrigue@....qualcomm.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mcgrof@...jolero.org, qca-linux-team@...lcomm.com,
	nic-devel@...lcomm.com, kgiori@....qualcomm.com,
	chris.snook@...il.com, mathieu@....qualcomm.com, bryanh@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver

From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:50:09 -0800

> The next patch adds the new QCA alx Ethernet driver that
> supercedes the atl1c Ethernet driver. For details please
> read the commit log of the patch. Given the size you can
> download the patch from:

What's wrong with making evolutionary fixes to atl1c instead
of replacing it wholesale?

This isn't the way to do it Luis.
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