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The driver in question can't even be compiled for x86 systems, either as a module or otherwise. Having it in the source tree is completely harmless.
by duskwuff 6y ago
The driver in question can't even be compiled for x86 systems, either as a module or otherwise. Having it in the source tree is completely harmless.
- cbmuser 6y agoExactly. It's arch-specific code. It won't even show up in the kernel configuration unless the architecture is m68k.
- cletus 6y agoThat misses the point entirely. It’s not about this driver specifically but concerns the thousands of other “dead” drivers and similar that could be loaded.
- wtallis 6y agoMost people use their distro's default kernel binaries, which tend to include only modules that are at least somewhat likely to be used by that distro's target audience. Nobody ships kernels with all modules compiled.