netdev - Re: [2.6 patch] ipv4/arp.c:arp_process(): remove bogus #ifdef mess

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Message-ID: <20071126151926.GD28022@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:19:26 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, david-b@...bell.net,
	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, toralf.foerster@....de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] ipv4/arp.c:arp_process(): remove bogus #ifdef mess

On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 04:30:03PM +0000, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > 
> > > Please look at net/ipv4/arp.c:arp_process()
> > > 
> > > Am I right that CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=n and CONFIG_NETDEV_1000=y or 
> > > CONFIG_NETDEV_10000=y will not be handled correctly there?
> > > 
> > > And the best solution is to nuke all #ifdef's in this function and make 
> > > the code unconditionally available?
> > 
> > I think removing those specific ifdefs in arp_process()
> > is the best option, yes.
> 
> Patch below.

Thanks Adrian.  Patch applied to net-2.6.

Do we need this for stable too?

Chers,
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