diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b3cc210..8c05d7e 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ Requirements
   was compiled by gcc 3.4.2).  Ignoring this rule will cause "Invalid
   module format" errors during module load.
 
-Linux 2.4.x kernels starting with 2.4.22 and 2.6 kernels should work
-without problems.  Due to quick pace of Linux development, there is no
-way compatibility with the future 2.6 kernels can be ensured.  However,
-the latest 2.6 kernel at the time of the release should be expected to
-work.  For AHB support, Linux 2.6.19 or newer is required.
+Linux kernels starting with version 2.6.13 should work without problems.
+Due to quick pace of Linux development, there is no way compatibility
+with the future 2.6 kernels can be ensured.  However, the latest 2.6
+kernel at the time of the release should be expected to work.  For AHB
+support, Linux 2.6.19 or newer is required.
 
 Automatic module loading support (CONFIG_KMOD) is highly recommended;
 otherwise, you'll need to load all required modules manually.
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ in the top-level MadWifi source directory to build all the modules for
 the currently running system.
 
 You MUST do a "make clean" before compiling for a different version of
-Linux, e.g. building for 2.6 after building for 2.4.
+Linux.
 
 If you want to compile MadWifi for a different kernel, you need to
 specify the location of the kernel build tree, e.g.:
 
-  $ make KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.6.3
+  $ make KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-3.12
 
 Note that you can also specify this path by setting an environment
 variable; e.g.
 
-  $ export KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.6.3
+  $ export KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-3.12
   $ make
 
 If the kernel was built outside the source directory, KERNELPATH should
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 371d931..f084d0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ all: modules tools
 
 .PHONY: modules
 modules: configcheck
-ifdef LINUX24
-	for i in $(obj-y); do \
-		$(MAKE) -C $$i || exit 1; \
-	done
-else
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELPATH) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd) modules
-endif
 
 # conflicts with the 'tools' subdirectory
 .PHONY: tools
@@ -154,10 +148,10 @@ configcheck: sanitycheck
 	
 	@# check kernel version
 	@case $(KERNELRELEASE) in \
-	    2.[456].*) ;; \
+	    2.6.*) ;; \
 	    [3-9].*) ;; \
 	    *) echo "FAILED"; \
-	       echo "Only kernel versions 2.4.x and above are supported."; \
+	       echo "Only kernel versions 2.6.13 and above are supported."; \
 	       echo "You have $(KERNELRELEASE)."; \
 	       exit 1 ;; \
 	esac
diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index c30bae3..0749410 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -96,19 +96,7 @@ include $(KERNELCONF)
 # installed to
 KMODPATH :=	/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)/net
 
-# Recognize 2.4.x kernels to support the old build system
-ifeq ($(filter-out 2.4%,$(KERNELRELEASE)),)
-LINUX24 = y
-endif
-
-ifndef LINUX24
 KMODSUF		:= ko
-else
-export-objs	= $(foreach m, $(obj-m), $($(m:.o=-objs)))
-list-multi	= $(obj-m)
-KMODSUF		:= o
-endif
-
 NM=		nm
 
 #
diff --git a/Makefile.kernel b/Makefile.kernel
index e2965f4..267efa5 100644
--- a/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/Makefile.kernel
@@ -1,41 +1,9 @@
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-# Linux 2.4 support
-
-O_TARGET := madwifi.o
-
-subdir-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS)		+= ath ath_hal net80211
-subdir-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_AMRR)	+= ath_rate/amrr
-subdir-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_MINSTREL)	+= ath_rate/minstrel
-subdir-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_ONOE)	+= ath_rate/onoe
-subdir-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_SAMPLE)	+= ath_rate/sample
-
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_ATHEROS),y)
-	obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_AMRR) += ath_rate/amrr/ath_rate.o
-	obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_MINSTREL) += ath_rate/minstrel/ath_rate.o
-	obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_ONOE) += ath_rate/onoe/ath_rate.o
-	obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_SAMPLE) += ath_rate/sample/ath_rate.o
-ifeq ($(strip $(BUS)),AHB)
-	obj-y += ath/ath_ahb.o
-else
-	obj-y += ath/ath_pci.o
-endif
-	obj-y += ath_hal/ath_hal.o
-	obj-y += net80211/net80211.o
-endif
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-
-else
-# Linux 2.6 support
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_AMRR)		+= ath_rate/amrr/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_MINSTREL)	+= ath_rate/minstrel/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_ONOE)		+= ath_rate/onoe/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_RATE_SAMPLE)	+= ath_rate/sample/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS)			+= ath/ ath_hal/ net80211/
 
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ATHEROS_DEBUG),y)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DAR_DEBUG -DIEEE80211_DEBUG
 endif
diff --git a/README b/README
index f4f74d6..b1a8ead 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -278,11 +278,10 @@ together with WPA/WPA2 or without; consult the wpa_supplicant
 documentation for an up to date list.
 
 MadWifi supports the use of the Wireless Extensions ioctls equal to or
-greater than WE18 (linux 2.6.15).  When using wpa_supplicant with a
+greater than WE18 (Linux 2.6.13).  When using wpa_supplicant with a
 recent linux kernel, it is preferred to use the 'wext' driver backend,
 rather than the private MadWifi ioctls.  This means that '-D wext'
-option should be used with wpa_supplicant when the linux kernel version
-is 2.6.15 or above.
+option should be used with wpa_supplicant.
 
 NOTE: the in-kernel authenticator is being replaced; to use it you need
       to follow the directions in net80211/Makefile.
diff --git a/ath/Makefile.kernel b/ath/Makefile.kernel
index 587d8e7..2140434 100644
--- a/ath/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/ath/Makefile.kernel
@@ -33,17 +33,5 @@ INCS += -I$(TOP) -I$(HAL) -I$(WLAN)
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(INCS) $(COPTS)
 
-ifneq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS)	+= ath_$(BUSNAME).o
 ath_$(BUSNAME)-objs	:= if_ath.o if_ath_radar.o if_ath_hal_extensions.o if_ath_$(BUSNAME).o
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) := if_ath.o if_ath_radar.o if_ath_hal_extensions.o if_ath_$(BUSNAME).o
-
-O_TARGET := ath_$(BUSNAME).o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-
-export-objs	:= if_ath_$(BUSNAME).o
-list-multi	:= ath_$(BUSNAME).o
-endif
diff --git a/ath/if_ath.c b/ath/if_ath.c
index 1c87bba..015ee80 100644
--- a/ath/if_ath.c
+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
@@ -359,20 +359,6 @@ static struct notifier_block ath_event_block = {
 	.notifier_call = ath_rcv_dev_event
 };
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(beacon_cal, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(countrycode, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(maxvaps, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(outdoor, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(xchanmode, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(rfkill, "i");
-#ifdef ATH_CAP_TPC
-MODULE_PARM(hal_tpc, "i");
-#endif
-MODULE_PARM(autocreate, "s");
-MODULE_PARM(ratectl, "s");
-MODULE_PARM(intmit, "i");
-#else
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 module_param(beacon_cal, int, 0600);
 module_param(countrycode, int, 0600);
@@ -386,7 +372,6 @@ module_param(hal_tpc, int, 0600);
 module_param(autocreate, charp, 0600);
 module_param(ratectl, charp, 0600);
 module_param(intmit, int, 0600);
-#endif
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(countrycode, "Override default country code.  Default is 0.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(maxvaps, "Maximum VAPs.  Default is 4.");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(outdoor, "Enable/disable outdoor use.  Default is 0.");
@@ -405,11 +390,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(intmit, "Enable interference mitigation by default.  Default is
 
 static int	ath_debug = 0;
 #ifdef AR_DEBUG
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(ath_debug, "i");
-#else
 module_param(ath_debug, int, 0600);
-#endif
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ath_debug, "Load-time driver debug output enable");
 static void ath_printrxbuf(const struct ath_buf *, int);
 static void ath_printtxbuf(const struct ath_buf *, int);
@@ -417,11 +398,7 @@ static void ath_printtxbuf(const struct ath_buf *, int);
 
 static int	ieee80211_debug = 0;
 #ifdef AR_DEBUG
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(ieee80211_debug, "i");
-#else
 module_param(ieee80211_debug, int, 0600);
-#endif
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ieee80211_debug, "Load-time 802.11 debug output enable");
 #endif /* defined(AR_DEBUG) */
 
diff --git a/ath/if_ath_pci.c b/ath/if_ath_pci.c
index b5557e5..54715c1 100644
--- a/ath/if_ath_pci.c
+++ b/ath/if_ath_pci.c
@@ -65,13 +65,9 @@
 #include "ah_devid.h"
 #include "if_ath_pci.h"
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,0))
-/*
- * PCI initialization uses Linux 2.4.x version and
- * older kernels do not support this
- */
-#error Atheros PCI version requires at least Linux kernel version 2.4.0
-#endif /* kernel < 2.4.0 */
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,13))
+#error Atheros PCI version requires at least Linux kernel version 2.6.13
+#endif /* kernel < 2.6.13 */
 
 struct ath_pci_softc {
 	struct ath_softc	aps_sc;
@@ -350,7 +346,6 @@ static struct pci_driver ath_pci_driver = {
 	.suspend	= ath_pci_suspend,
 	.resume		= ath_pci_resume,
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
-	/* Linux 2.4.6 has save_state and enable_wake that are not used here */
 };
 
 int
@@ -364,11 +359,9 @@ ath_ioctl_ethtool(struct ath_softc *sc, int cmd, void __user *addr)
 	info.cmd = cmd;
 	strncpy(info.driver, dev_info, sizeof(info.driver) - 1);
 	strncpy(info.version, version, sizeof(info.version) - 1);
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,22)
 	/* include the device name so later versions of kudzu DTRT */
 	strncpy(info.bus_info, pci_name((struct pci_dev *)sc->sc_bdev),
 		sizeof(info.bus_info) - 1);
-#endif
 	return copy_to_user(addr, &info, sizeof(info)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/ath/if_ath_pci.h b/ath/if_ath_pci.h
index 0263a68..b6b4e69 100644
--- a/ath/if_ath_pci.h
+++ b/ath/if_ath_pci.h
@@ -44,25 +44,15 @@
 #define bus_map_single		pci_map_single
 #define bus_unmap_single	pci_unmap_single
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,9)
 #define bus_dma_sync_single	pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu
 #define	PCI_SAVE_STATE(a,b)	pci_save_state(a)
 #define	PCI_RESTORE_STATE(a,b)	pci_restore_state(a)
-#else
-#define bus_dma_sync_single	pci_dma_sync_single
-#define	PCI_SAVE_STATE(a,b)	pci_save_state(a, b)
-#define	PCI_RESTORE_STATE(a,b)	pci_restore_state(a, b)
-#endif
 
 #define bus_alloc_consistent	pci_alloc_consistent
 #define bus_free_consistent	pci_free_consistent
 #define BUS_DMA_FROMDEVICE	PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE
 #define BUS_DMA_TODEVICE	PCI_DMA_TODEVICE
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,11)
-#define pm_message_t u32
-#endif
-
 #ifndef PCI_D0
 #define PCI_D0		0
 #endif
diff --git a/ath/if_athvar.h b/ath/if_athvar.h
index 6f44db6..512a9f7 100644
--- a/ath/if_athvar.h
+++ b/ath/if_athvar.h
@@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ typedef void *TQUEUE_ARG;
 #endif /* !DECLARE_TASKLET */
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,41)) && !defined(INIT_WORK)
-#include <linux/tqueue.h>
-#define work_struct			tq_struct
-#define schedule_work(t)		schedule_task((t))
-#define flush_scheduled_work()		flush_scheduled_tasks()
-#define ATH_INIT_WORK(t, f) do { 			\
-	memset((t), 0, sizeof(struct tq_struct)); \
-	(t)->routine = (void (*)(void *)) (f); 	\
-	(t)->data = (void *)(t);		\
-} while (0)
-#else
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20)
@@ -98,8 +87,6 @@ typedef void *TQUEUE_ARG;
 #define ATH_INIT_WORK(_t, _f)	INIT_WORK((_t), (_f));
 #endif
 
-#endif /* KERNEL_VERSION < 2.5.41 */
-
 /*
  * Guess how the interrupt handler should work.
  */
@@ -125,50 +112,10 @@ typedef void irqreturn_t;
 #define	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, pdev)
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,23)
-static inline struct net_device *_alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char *mask,
-					       void (*setup)(struct net_device *))
-{
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	int alloc_size;
-
-	/* ensure 32-byte alignment of the private area */
-	alloc_size = sizeof (*dev) + sizeof_priv + 31;
-
-	dev = (struct net_device *)kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dev == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "alloc_dev: Unable to allocate device memory.\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (sizeof_priv)
-		dev->priv = (void *)(((long)(dev + 1) + 31) & ~31);
-
-	setup(dev);
-	strcpy(dev->name, mask);
-
-	return dev;
-}
-
-/* Avoid name collision - some vendor kernels backport alloc_netdev() */
-#undef alloc_netdev
-#define alloc_netdev(s,m,d) _alloc_netdev(s, m, d)
-
-/* Some vendors backport PDE, so make it a macro here */
-#undef PDE
-#define PDE(inode) ((struct proc_dir_entry *)(inode)->u.generic_ip)
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Deal with the sysctl handler api changing.
  */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,8)
-#define	ATH_SYSCTL_DECL(f, ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos) \
-	f(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file *filp, \
-	  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp)
-#define	ATH_SYSCTL_PROC_DOINTVEC(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos) \
-	proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp)
-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
 #define	ATH_SYSCTL_DECL(f, ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos) \
 	f(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file *filp, \
 	  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
diff --git a/ath_hal/Makefile b/ath_hal/Makefile
index aa48a36..62bf1e9 100644
--- a/ath_hal/Makefile
+++ b/ath_hal/Makefile
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ ath_hal-objs += \
 endif
 endif
 
-ifdef LINUX24
-export-objs	:= ah_os.o
-endif
-
 INCS += -I$(HAL)
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS+= $(INCS) $(COPTS)
diff --git a/ath_hal/Makefile.kernel b/ath_hal/Makefile.kernel
index 8df0960..2c6983e 100644
--- a/ath_hal/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/ath_hal/Makefile.kernel
@@ -100,16 +100,4 @@ ath_hal-objs += \
 	ar5312/ar5315_gpio.o
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += ath_hal.o
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += $(ath_hal-objs)
-
-O_TARGET := ath_hal.o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-
-export-objs	:= ah_os.o
-list-multi	:= ath_hal.o
-endif
diff --git a/ath_hal/ah_osdep.h b/ath_hal/ah_osdep.h
index bd5a3c4..d26cef8 100644
--- a/ath_hal/ah_osdep.h
+++ b/ath_hal/ah_osdep.h
@@ -144,12 +144,10 @@ struct ath_hal_rf *const *ah_rfs_ptrs[] = {			\
  * or the replacements is that we may be byte-swapping data twice, so we try to
  * avoid it.
  *
- * We use raw access for Linux prior to 2.6.12.  For newer version, we need to
- * use ioread32() and iowrite32(), which would take care of indirect access to
- * the registers.
+ * We use use ioread32() and iowrite32(), which should take care of indirect
+ * access to the registers.
  */
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,12)) && \
-    (AH_BYTE_ORDER == AH_BIG_ENDIAN) && \
+#if (AH_BYTE_ORDER == AH_BIG_ENDIAN) && \
     !defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP) && \
     !defined(CONFIG_PARISC) && \
     !(defined(CONFIG_PPC64) && \
@@ -184,42 +182,22 @@ struct ath_hal_rf *const *ah_rfs_ptrs[] = {			\
 #if (AH_BYTE_ORDER == AH_BIG_ENDIAN)
 # define is_reg_le(__reg) ((0x4000 <= (__reg) && (__reg) < 0x5000) || \
 			   (0x7000 <= (__reg) && (__reg) < 0x8000))
-# if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,12)
-#  define _OS_REG_WRITE(_ah, _reg, _val) do {			\
+# define _OS_REG_WRITE(_ah, _reg, _val) do {			\
 	 if (is_reg_le(_reg))					\
 	  iowrite32((_val), (_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg));		\
 	 else							\
 	  iowrite32be((_val), (_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg));		\
 	} while (0)
-#  define _OS_REG_READ(_ah, _reg)				\
+# define _OS_REG_READ(_ah, _reg)				\
 	(is_reg_le(_reg) ?					\
 	  ioread32((_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg)) :			\
 	  ioread32be((_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg)))
-# else				/* Linux < 2.6.12 */
-#  define _OS_REG_WRITE(_ah, _reg, _val) do {			\
-	 writel(is_reg_le(_reg) ?				\
-		 (_val) : cpu_to_le32(_val),			\
-		 (_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg));			\
-	} while (0)
-#  define _OS_REG_READ(_ah, _reg)				\
-	(is_reg_le(_reg) ?					\
-	  readl((_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg)) :			\
-	  cpu_to_le32(readl((_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg))))
-# endif				/* Linux < 2.6.12 */
 #else				/* Little endian */
-# if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,12)
-#  define _OS_REG_WRITE(_ah, _reg, _val) do {			\
+# define _OS_REG_WRITE(_ah, _reg, _val) do {			\
 	 iowrite32((_val), (_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg));		\
 	} while (0)
-#  define _OS_REG_READ(_ah, _reg)				\
+# define _OS_REG_READ(_ah, _reg)				\
 	ioread32((_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg))
-# else				/* Linux < 2.6.12 */
-#  define _OS_REG_WRITE(_ah, _reg, _val) do {			\
-	 writel((_val), (_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg));			\
-	} while (0)
-#  define _OS_REG_READ(_ah, _reg)				\
-	readl((_ah)->ah_sh + (_reg))
-# endif				/* Linux < 2.6.12 */
 #endif				/* Little endian */
 
 /*
diff --git a/ath_rate/Makefile b/ath_rate/Makefile
index c792203..ba8bfeb 100644
--- a/ath_rate/Makefile
+++ b/ath_rate/Makefile
@@ -7,13 +7,7 @@ include $(TOP)/Makefile.inc
 
 .PHONY: modules
 modules:
-ifdef LINUX24
-	for i in $(obj-y); do \
-		$(MAKE) -C $$i || exit 1; \
-	done
-else
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELPATH) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd) modules
-endif
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
diff --git a/ath_rate/amrr/Makefile.kernel b/ath_rate/amrr/Makefile.kernel
index a2bee3c..cab4299 100644
--- a/ath_rate/amrr/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/ath_rate/amrr/Makefile.kernel
@@ -19,17 +19,5 @@ INCS = -include $(COMPAT)/compat.h -I$(COMPAT)
 INCS += -I$(TOP) -I$(ATH) -I$(HAL)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(INCS) $(COPTS)
 
-ifneq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += ath_rate_amrr.o
 ath_rate_amrr-objs	:= amrr.o
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) := amrr.o
-
-export-objs	:= amrr.o
-list-multi	:= ath_rate_amrr.o
-
-O_TARGET	:= ath_rate.o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-endif
diff --git a/ath_rate/minstrel/Makefile.kernel b/ath_rate/minstrel/Makefile.kernel
index 6411352..a2ae2fe 100644
--- a/ath_rate/minstrel/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/ath_rate/minstrel/Makefile.kernel
@@ -19,17 +19,5 @@ INCS = -include $(COMPAT)/compat.h -I$(COMPAT)
 INCS += -I$(TOP) -I$(ATH) -I$(HAL)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(INCS) $(COPTS)
 
-ifneq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += ath_rate_minstrel.o
 ath_rate_minstrel-objs	:= minstrel.o
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) := minstrel.o
-
-export-objs	:= minstrel.o
-list-multi	:= ath_rate_minstrel.o
-
-O_TARGET	:= ath_rate.o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-endif
diff --git a/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c b/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c
index bdce506..8b6b305 100644
--- a/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c
+++ b/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c
@@ -156,17 +156,10 @@ static void ath_rate_ctl_reset(struct ath_softc *, struct ieee80211_node *);
  * last timer period. */
 static void ath_rate_statistics(void *arg, struct ieee80211_node *ni);
 
-
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(ath_lookaround_rate, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(ath_ewma_level, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(ath_segment_size, "i");
-#else
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 module_param(ath_lookaround_rate, 	int, 0600);
 module_param(ath_ewma_level, 		int, 0600);
 module_param(ath_segment_size, 		int, 0600);
-#endif
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ath_lookaround_rate, " % of packets sent to fill statistics "
 		"table (10) ");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ath_ewma_level, " scaling % used in ewma rolloff "
diff --git a/ath_rate/onoe/Makefile.kernel b/ath_rate/onoe/Makefile.kernel
index 976ba8c..e8097a8 100644
--- a/ath_rate/onoe/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/ath_rate/onoe/Makefile.kernel
@@ -19,17 +19,5 @@ INCS = -include $(COMPAT)/compat.h -I$(COMPAT)
 INCS += -I$(TOP) -I$(ATH) -I$(HAL)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(INCS) $(COPTS)
 
-ifneq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += ath_rate_onoe.o
 ath_rate_onoe-objs	:= onoe.o
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) := onoe.o
-
-export-objs	:= onoe.o
-list-multi	:= ath_rate_onoe.o
-
-O_TARGET	:= ath_rate.o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-endif
diff --git a/ath_rate/sample/Makefile.kernel b/ath_rate/sample/Makefile.kernel
index 91b0443..13f7c99 100644
--- a/ath_rate/sample/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/ath_rate/sample/Makefile.kernel
@@ -19,17 +19,5 @@ INCS = -include $(COMPAT)/compat.h -I$(COMPAT)
 INCS += -I$(TOP) -I$(ATH) -I$(HAL)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(INCS) $(COPTS)
 
-ifneq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += ath_rate_sample.o
 ath_rate_sample-objs	:= sample.o
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) := sample.o
-
-export-objs	:= sample.o
-list-multi	:= ath_rate_sample.o
-
-O_TARGET	:= ath_rate.o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-endif
diff --git a/include/compat.h b/include/compat.h
index 02910d4..db9d98f 100644
--- a/include/compat.h
+++ b/include/compat.h
@@ -166,12 +166,6 @@ static inline void *_kzalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 #define ATH_REGISTER_SYSCTL_TABLE(t) register_sysctl_table(t)
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,9)
-#define __user
-#define __kernel
-#define __iomem
-#endif
-
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,16)
 static inline int timeval_compare(struct timeval *lhs, struct timeval *rhs)
 {
@@ -191,12 +185,6 @@ typedef unsigned long resource_size_t;
 #define IRQF_SHARED SA_SHIRQ
 #endif
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,27)) || \
-    ((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)) && \
-     ((LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,3))))
-#define netdev_priv(_netdev) ((_netdev)->priv)
-#endif
-
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,22)
 #define skb_end_pointer(_skb) ((_skb)->end)
 #define skb_tail_pointer(_skb) ((_skb)->tail)
@@ -232,10 +220,6 @@ typedef unsigned long resource_size_t;
 #define __skb_queue_after(_list, _old, _new)	__skb_append(_old, _new, _list)
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-#define request_module(_fmt, _modname) request_module(_modname)
-#endif
-
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,19)
 #ifndef spin_lock_irqsave_nested
 #define spin_lock_irqsave_nested(_lock, _flags, _subclass) \
diff --git a/net80211/Makefile.kernel b/net80211/Makefile.kernel
index 4244678..839649b 100644
--- a/net80211/Makefile.kernel
+++ b/net80211/Makefile.kernel
@@ -44,36 +44,3 @@ wlan_xauth-objs	:= ieee80211_xauth.o
 wlan_acl-objs	:= ieee80211_acl.o
 wlan_scan_sta-objs := ieee80211_scan_sta.o
 wlan_scan_ap-objs  := ieee80211_scan_ap.o
-
-ifeq ($(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL),2.4)
-export-objs	:= if_media.o \
-		   ieee80211.o ieee80211_beacon.o ieee80211_crypto.o \
-		   ieee80211_crypto_none.o ieee80211_input.o ieee80211_node.o \
-		   ieee80211_output.o ieee80211_power.o ieee80211_proto.o \
-		   ieee80211_scan.o ieee80211_wireless.o ieee80211_linux.o \
-		   ieee80211_crypto_wep.o ieee80211_crypto_tkip.o \
-		   ieee80211_crypto_ccmp.o ieee80211_xauth.o ieee80211_rate.o \
-		   ieee80211_skb.o
-list-multi	:= wlan.o wlan_wep.o wlan_tkip.o wlan_ccmp.o wlan_acl.o \
-		   $(MOD_AUTH) $(MOD_SCAN)
-
-O_TARGET := net80211.o
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
-
-wlan.o:	$(wlan-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan.o -r $(wlan-objs)
-wlan_wep.o:	$(wlan_wep-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_wep.o -r $(wlan_wep-objs)
-wlan_tkip.o:	$(wlan_tkip-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_tkip.o -r $(wlan_tkip-objs)
-wlan_ccmp.o:	$(wlan_ccmp-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_ccmp.o -r $(wlan_ccmp-objs)
-wlan_xauth.o:	$(wlan_xauth-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_xauth.o -r $(wlan_xauth-objs)
-wlan_acl.o:	$(wlan_acl-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_acl.o -r $(wlan_acl-objs)
-wlan_scan_sta.o: $(wlan_scan_sta-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_scan_sta.o -r $(wlan_scan_sta-objs)
-wlan_scan_ap.o:	$(wlan_scan_ap-objs)
-	$(LD) -o wlan_scan_ap.o -r $(wlan_scan_ap-objs)
-endif
diff --git a/net80211/ieee80211.c b/net80211/ieee80211.c
index 38313b5..c83207f 100644
--- a/net80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -470,12 +470,7 @@ ieee80211_vap_setup(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct net_device *dev,
 	 * alloc_etherdev or similar so we arrange for the
 	 * space to be reclaimed accordingly.
 	 */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-	/* In 2.4 things are done differently... */
-	dev->features |= NETIF_F_DYNALLOC;
-#else
 	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
-#endif
 
 	vap->iv_ic = ic;
 	vap->iv_dev = dev;			/* back pointer */
diff --git a/net80211/ieee80211_linux.h b/net80211/ieee80211_linux.h
index 179d4f2..4bb8dcd 100644
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_linux.h
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_linux.h
@@ -492,60 +492,7 @@ extern	void skb_queue_drain(struct sk_buff_head *q);
 #define	_MOD_DEC_USE(_m)	MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-static __inline u_int64_t
-get_jiffies_64(void)
-{
-	return (u_int64_t) jiffies;		/* XXX not right */
-}
-#endif
-
-/* msecs_to_jiffies appeared in 2.6.7 and 2.4.29 */
-#include <linux/delay.h>
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0) && \
-	 LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,7)) || \
-	LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,29)
-
-/* The following definitions and inline functions are
- * copied from the kernel src, include/linux/jiffies.h */
-
-#ifndef MSEC_PER_SEC
-#define MSEC_PER_SEC (1000L)
-#endif
-
-#ifndef MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET
-#define MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET ((~0UL >> 1)-1)
-#endif
-
-static __inline unsigned int jiffies_to_msecs(const unsigned long j)
-{
-#if HZ <= MSEC_PER_SEC && !(MSEC_PER_SEC % HZ)
-	return (MSEC_PER_SEC / HZ) * j;
-#elif HZ > MSEC_PER_SEC && !(HZ % MSEC_PER_SEC)
-	return (j + (HZ / MSEC_PER_SEC) - 1)/(HZ / MSEC_PER_SEC);
-#else
-	return (j * MSEC_PER_SEC) / HZ;
-#endif
-}
-
-static __inline unsigned long msecs_to_jiffies(const unsigned int m)
-{
-	if (m > jiffies_to_msecs(MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET))
-		return MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET;
-#if HZ <= MSEC_PER_SEC && !(MSEC_PER_SEC % HZ)
-	return (m + (MSEC_PER_SEC / HZ) - 1) / (MSEC_PER_SEC / HZ);
-#elif HZ > MSEC_PER_SEC && !(HZ % MSEC_PER_SEC)
-	return m * (HZ / MSEC_PER_SEC);
-#else
-	return (m * HZ + MSEC_PER_SEC - 1) / MSEC_PER_SEC;
-#endif
-}
-
-#endif
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,7)
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifndef CLONE_KERNEL
 /*
@@ -589,13 +536,7 @@ static __inline unsigned long msecs_to_jiffies(const unsigned int m)
 /*
  * Deal with the sysctl handler api changing.
  */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,8)
-#define	IEEE80211_SYSCTL_DECL(f, ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos) \
-	f(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file *filp, \
-	  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp)
-#define	IEEE80211_SYSCTL_PROC_DOINTVEC(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos) \
-	proc_dointvec(ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp)
-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
 #define	IEEE80211_SYSCTL_DECL(f, ctl, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos) \
 	f(ctl_table *ctl, int write, struct file *filp, \
 	  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -630,11 +571,6 @@ void ieee80211_proc_cleanup(struct ieee80211vap *);
 #endif
 void ieee80211_vlan_vattach(struct ieee80211vap *);
 void ieee80211_vlan_vdetach(struct ieee80211vap *);
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-#define	free_netdev(dev)	kfree(dev)
-#endif
-
 int ieee80211_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
 void ieee80211_ioctl_vattach(struct ieee80211vap *);
 void ieee80211_ioctl_vdetach(struct ieee80211vap *);
diff --git a/net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.c b/net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.c
index 0192307..e7f63a8 100644
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.c
@@ -47,82 +47,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,12)
-/* Copied from Linux lib/sort.c */
-static void u32_swap(void *a, void *b, int size)
-{
-	u32 t = *(u32 *)a;
-	*(u32 *)a = *(u32 *)b;
-	*(u32 *)b = t;
-}
-
-static void generic_swap(void *a, void *b, int size)
-{
-	char t;
-
-	do {
-		t = *(char *)a;
-		*(char *)a++ = *(char *)b;
-		*(char *)b++ = t;
-	} while (--size > 0);
-}
-
-/**
- * sort - sort an array of elements
- * @base: pointer to data to sort
- * @num: number of elements
- * @size: size of each element
- * @cmp: pointer to comparison function
- * @swap: pointer to swap function or NULL
- *
- * This function does a heapsort on the given array. You may provide a
- * swap function optimized to your element type.
- *
- * Sorting time is O(n log n) both on average and worst-case. While
- * qsort is about 20% faster on average, it suffers from exploitable
- * O(n*n) worst-case behavior and extra memory requirements that make
- * it less suitable for kernel use.
- */
-
-void sort(void *base, size_t num, size_t size,
-	  int (*cmp)(const void *, const void *),
-	  void (*swap)(void *, void *, int size))
-{
-	/* pre-scale counters for performance */
-	int i = (num/2 - 1) * size, n = num * size, c, r;
-
-	if (!swap)
-		swap = (size == 4 ? u32_swap : generic_swap);
-
-	/* heapify */
-	for ( ; i >= 0; i -= size) {
-		for (r = i; r * 2 + size < n; r  = c) {
-			c = r * 2 + size;
-			if (c < n - size && cmp(base + c, base + c + size) < 0)
-				c += size;
-			if (cmp(base + r, base + c) >= 0)
-				break;
-			swap(base + r, base + c, size);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* sort */
-	for (i = n - size; i > 0; i -= size) {
-		swap(base, base + i, size);
-		for (r = 0; r * 2 + size < i; r = c) {
-			c = r * 2 + size;
-			if (c < i - size && cmp(base + c, base + c + size) < 0)
-				c += size;
-			if (cmp(base + r, base + c) >= 0)
-				break;
-			swap(base + r, base + c, size);
-		}
-	}
-}
-#else
 #include <linux/sort.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "if_media.h"
 
diff --git a/net80211/ieee80211_skb.c b/net80211/ieee80211_skb.c
index 9c9b7b9..20e6c05 100644
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_skb.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_skb.c
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ unref_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int type,
 		untrack_skb(skb, -1, func, line);
 	}
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
 	if ((in_irq() || irqs_disabled()) && 
 			(type == UNREF_USE_KFREE_SKB || 
 			 type == UNREF_USE_DEV_KFREE_SKB)) {
@@ -407,7 +406,6 @@ unref_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int type,
 		type = UNREF_USE_DEV_KFREE_SKB_ANY;
 		dump_stack();
 	}
-#endif
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case UNREF_USE_DEV_KFREE_SKB_ANY:
@@ -655,9 +653,7 @@ int dev_queue_xmit_debug(struct sk_buff *skb,
 struct sk_buff *skb_share_check_debug(struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t pri,
 		      const char *func, int line)
 {
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
 	might_sleep_if(pri & __GFP_WAIT);
-#endif
 	if (skb_shared(skb)) {
 		struct sk_buff *nskb = track_skb(
 			clean_clone_or_copy(skb_clone(skb, pri)), 
@@ -680,9 +676,7 @@ void  kfree_skb_fast_debug(struct sk_buff *skb,
 struct sk_buff *skb_unshare_debug(struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t pri,
 		  const char *func, int line)
 {
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
 	might_sleep_if(pri & __GFP_WAIT);
-#endif
 	if (skb_cloned(skb)) {
 		struct sk_buff *nskb = track_skb(
 			clean_clone_or_copy(skb_copy(skb, pri)), 0,
diff --git a/patch-kernel/README b/patch-kernel/README
index 124c0a5..5b314b8 100644
--- a/patch-kernel/README
+++ b/patch-kernel/README
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ driver as you would normally do.  If the kernel is already configured,
 run "make oldconfig", and you'll be asked only about Atheros driver.
 
 It's possible to build Madwifi modules when the driver is integrated
-into Linux 2.6.x, but most users should not need that.
+into the Linux kernel, but most users should not need that.
diff --git a/patch-kernel/install.sh b/patch-kernel/install.sh
index b5cf64f..06c2525 100755
--- a/patch-kernel/install.sh
+++ b/patch-kernel/install.sh
@@ -54,17 +54,6 @@ test -d ${SRC_COMPAT} || die "No compat directory ${SRC_COMPAT}"
 WIRELESS=${KERNEL_PATH}/drivers/net/wireless
 test -d ${WIRELESS} || die "No wireless directory ${WIRELESS}"
 
-if test -f ${WIRELESS}/Kconfig; then
-	kbuild=2.6
-	kbuildconf=Kconfig
-else if test -f ${WIRELESS}/Config.in; then
-	kbuild=2.4
-	kbuildconf=Config.in
-else
-	die "Kernel build system is not supported"
-fi
-fi
-
 echo "Copying top-level files"
 MADWIFI=${WIRELESS}/madwifi
 rm -rf ${MADWIFI}
@@ -91,25 +80,11 @@ done
 
 
 echo "Patching the build system"
-if test "$kbuild" = 2.6; then
 cp -f Kconfig ${MADWIFI}
 sed -i '/madwifi/d;/^endmenu/i\
 source "drivers/net/wireless/madwifi/Kconfig"' ${WIRELESS}/Kconfig
 sed -i '$a\
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += madwifi/
 /madwifi/d;' ${WIRELESS}/Makefile
-else
-cp -f Config.in ${MADWIFI}
-sed -i '$a\
-source drivers/net/wireless/madwifi/Config.in
-/madwifi/d' ${WIRELESS}/Config.in
-sed -i '/madwifi/d;/include/i\
-subdir-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += madwifi\
-obj-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS) += madwifi/madwifi.o' ${WIRELESS}/Makefile
-DST_DOC=${KERNEL_PATH}/Documentation
-grep -q 'CONFIG_ATHEROS' ${DST_DOC}/Configure.help || \
-	PATCH ${DST_DOC}/Configure.help Configure.help.patch
-fi
-
 
 echo "Done"
diff --git a/regression/Makefile b/regression/Makefile
index 661ed6e..25bdd3d 100644
--- a/regression/Makefile
+++ b/regression/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ obj-y := ccmp/ tkip/ wep/
 include $(TOP)/Makefile.inc
 
 modules:
-ifdef LINUX24
-	for i in $(obj-y); do \
-		$(MAKE) -C $$i || exit 1; \
-	done
-else
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELPATH) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd) modules
-endif
 
 install:
 	for i in $(obj-y); do \
diff --git a/regression/ccmp/test_ccmp.c b/regression/ccmp/test_ccmp.c
index 80be62f..a0dc17f 100644
--- a/regression/ccmp/test_ccmp.c
+++ b/regression/ccmp/test_ccmp.c
@@ -714,14 +714,9 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 static int tests = -1;
 static int debug = 0;
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(tests, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(debug, "i");
-#else
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 module_param(tests, int, 0600);
 module_param(debug, int, 0600);
-#endif
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(tests, "Specify which tests to run");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Enable IEEE80211_MSG_CRYPTO");
diff --git a/regression/tkip/test_tkip.c b/regression/tkip/test_tkip.c
index da3f0f4..436f90b 100644
--- a/regression/tkip/test_tkip.c
+++ b/regression/tkip/test_tkip.c
@@ -357,14 +357,9 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 static int tests = -1;
 static int debug = 0;
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(tests, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(debug, "i");
-#else
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 module_param(tests, int, 0600);
 module_param(debug, int, 0600);
-#endif
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(tests, "Specify which tests to run");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Enable IEEE80211_MSG_CRYPTO");
diff --git a/regression/wep/test_wep.c b/regression/wep/test_wep.c
index b697177..9f4e17a 100644
--- a/regression/wep/test_wep.c
+++ b/regression/wep/test_wep.c
@@ -302,14 +302,9 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 static int tests = -1;
 static int debug = 0;
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,52))
-MODULE_PARM(tests, "i");
-MODULE_PARM(debug, "i");
-#else
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 module_param(tests, int, 0600);
 module_param(debug, int, 0600);
-#endif
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(tests, "Specify which tests to run");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Enable IEEE80211_MSG_CRYPTO");
diff --git a/scripts/madwifi-unload b/scripts/madwifi-unload
index 4dbee95..a46c1bb 100755
--- a/scripts/madwifi-unload
+++ b/scripts/madwifi-unload
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ while test "$tries" != "0"; do
 		state="$6"
 		expr "$name" : "$PATTERN" >/dev/null || continue
 
-		# Compatibility for Linux 2.4.x
-		test -z "$state" && { use_name="-"; state="Live"; }
-
 		if test "$state" != "Live" || test "$use_count" != "0" || \
 		   test "$use_name" != "-"; then
 			# Don't skip unload in the last run