Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:35:20 -0800 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: patch for 2.1.88 net/socket.c |
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Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 09:10:51 -0500 From: Bill Hawes <whawes@star.net>
I usually don't venture into the arch/ directories, as I can test only on Intel and it's too easy to accidentally break other architectures. I did take a quick look at the sys_sparc32 code, and it seems to be very similar to the mainstream code. Perhaps some of the routines don't need to have an arch/ version?
Yes, they can be shared.
And don't worry about "accidently" breaking other architectures. If you do the changes and make a once over on them, this saves the port maintainer the initial set of work. He's just as liable as you to make mistakes in the changes.
Believe me, most of us port maintainers would rather fix up blemishes and small thinkos in the work you do for us than do the entire thing ourselves ;-) And also, when you do the work, you show your intentions clearly to the port maintainer.
Later, David S. Miller davem@dm.cobaltmicro.com
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