Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:15:14 -0700 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] RFC: remove "Linux 2.4" strings |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:59:30 -0700 Mark McClelland <mark@alpha.dyndns.org> wrote:
| Randy.Dunlap wrote: | | >This patch removes "Linux 2.4" printed strings from a few | >drivers and net protocols. | > | >Instead of changing them to "Linux 2.6", they should just | >be deleted, I think. Other suggestions? | > | These strings are sometimes useful to maintainers when handling bug | reports. Vendors and users often replace drivers with out-of-tree | versions to gain features that aren't included in the in-kernel version | (because of licensing issues, etc...). I have had this happen with ov511 | a number of times, so I add the "for Linux 2.4" now.
OK, I won't push them. Just seems odd to see drivers "for Linux 2.4" in the 2.6 tree.
Thanks for your RFC reply.
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