Re: [PATCH] trivial patch for 2.4.20-pre1 8139too.c driver (fwd)

[Jeff Garzik]

Russell, Nathaniel wrote:
> My i ask what the sense is to not remove the dead code if
>  all we are trying to do is stablize the 2.4x kernel series
>  and not add extra code or change around the drivers for
>  perticular hardware. The code is not used anymore so why
>  keep it in the 2.4x series. The code can stay in the 2.5x
>  series no problem because there we can change drivers
>  rewrite hardware protocalls and tthings like that. 

...because I maintain the driver, and want to keep that code around as a 
note to myself.

	Jeff