netdev - Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the net tree

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Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:05:25 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"sfr@...b.auug.org.au" <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-next@...r.kernel.org" <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the net tree

On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 19:51 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:31:35 -0700
> 
> > I am curious, can you compile the Sun GEM support driver?  and if so,
> > does the Spider Net driver compile?
> 
> I'm pretty sure you cannot reference object targets outside of
> the current directory and expect it to work.
> 
> You can only reference things in the current directory (objects,
> directories to traverse down into, etc.) as targets
> 
> So when there is a common piece of infrastructure shared by
> two drivers, you're really going to have to cope with them
> at the same time.

I am working on a patch now to fix this.

Stephen - if you could compile test it, I would greatly appreciate.

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