Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:34:55 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: 2.3.43 breaks network drivers |
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"Jack (Butch) Griffin" wrote: > > I am using 2.3.46-1 and the have the RTL8139 network card. The recent > changes to the driver cause the compilation to error. I am using gcc > 2.7.2.3. The problem is the global param[][] that is > located in both rtl8129.c and 8139too.c. These two conflict with one > another. I don't have the source in front of me (it is at home) so I cannot > quote exact lines. This problem occurred with the drives compiled into the > kernel. > > My fix was to just make these static within each file. This allows the > compile to complete successfully and the driver also worked. I did not even > look to see if this constant data is the same between the two files. I am > not sure who owns this issue or who to report it to.
there are e-mail addresses in the source code. :) But for 8139 issues you can report them to me.
Thanks, your fix sounds correct, I'll test and include that in my next update.
-- Jeff Garzik | Writing software is Building 1024 | more fun than working. MandrakeSoft, Inc. | -Anon
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