# Re: \[PATCH\] \[resend\] net: get rid of SET\_ETHTOOL\_OPS

- From: Wilfried Klaebe \<hidden\>
- Date: 2014-05-11 12:49:55 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2014/05/4250295
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2014/05/4250222/t.md

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Am Sun, May 11, 2014 at 01:13:47PM +0530 schrieb Anish Khurana:
> SET_ETHTOOL_OPS is equivalent to :
> #define SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(netdev,ops) \
>     ( (netdev)->ethtool_ops =3D (ops) )
>=20
> how it makes difference  removing this code and replacing with the
> code mentioned ?

It doesn't change anything in the resulting binaries. The whole point
is to remove the macro, which is something Dave wants to happen.

Kind regards,
Wilfried
```