[PATCH] Fix phy_read/write redefinition errors in ucc_geth_phy.c

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Wed Dec 20 03:15:17 EST 2006


On Dec 18, 2006, at 11:51 PM, Paul Mackerras wrote:

> timur at freescale.com writes:
>
>> The local versions of phy_read() and phy_write() in ucc_geth_phy.c  
>> conflict
>> with the prototypes in include/linux/phy.h, so this patch renames  
>> them,
>> moves them to the top of the file (while eliminating the redundant  
>> prototype),
>> and makes them static.
>
> You really need to send this patch to Jeff Garzik and the netdev
> list.  If the driver won't compile in its current state in Linus' tree
> because of the problem this fixes, make sure you make that point in
> the patch commentary and explicitly ask Jeff to get the patch into
> 2.6.20.

I pretty much did this yesterday, so hopefully Jeff will pick up the  
patches and push them to linus with his next set of fixes for 2.6.20.

- k



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