In the 2.1.68 patch, I notice changes like this:
-// priv->phyOnline = 1;
+/* priv->phyOnline = 1; */
The ISO has decided to make C++ comments legal in C.
This means you should adjust your gcc config, not hack
the nice new-style comments out of the kernel.
Those old-style comments are not good. There was a pre-2.0.32
kernel which didn't compile because of them. It would be nice
to move in the _other_ direction, converting old-style to
new-style as code changes.
The ISO standardizes C, not obsolete gcc config files.
As far as I know, ISO C is not a standard yet. Even when it does become
a standard, it will be a while before you can assume that all C
compilers will accept ISO C, as opposed to ANSI C. I would not
recommend people adopt ISO C as a standard programming practice until
ISO really becomes a standard....
Currently, ANSI standardizes C, and // is not legal in ANSI C.
- Ted