Re: Latest e1000 7.3.20 driver busted with 2.6.20.4

["Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com>]

Kok, Auke wrote:

> Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>
>> Kok, Auke wrote:
>>
>>> Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>>>
>>>> CC [M]  drivers/net/chelsio/mv88x201x.o
>>>>   CC [M]  drivers/net/chelsio/my3126.o
>>>>   LD [M]  drivers/net/chelsio/cxgb.o
>>>>   CC      drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.o
>>>> drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c:1185:45: error: macro "INIT_WORK" 
>>>> passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
>>>> ared (first use in this function)
>>>> drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c:1184: error: (Each undeclared 
>>>> identifier is reported only once
>>>> drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c:1184: error: for each function it 
>>>> appears in.)
>>>> make[3]: *** [drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.o] Error 1
>>>> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/e1000] Error 2
>>>> make[1]: *** [drivers/net] Error 2
>>>> make: *** [drivers] Error 2
>>>
>>>
>>> this is hardly a thread for lkml as you're posting about out 
>>> out-of-tree driver.  This issue has also been fixed in 7.4.35 which 
>>> was released last week on e1000.sf.net. In the future, please post 
>>> this stuff to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net where we discuss the 
>>> out-of-tree driver.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Auke
>>>
>> Thanks.  I'll download Intel's latest driver and test it.   I wasn't 
>> discussing the out of tree driver (why do you have a broken Linux out 
>> of tree driver, BTW?   If its for Linux, shouldn't it be updated here 
>> first) but the driver in 2.6.20.4 (which is missing support four 
>> additional chipsets). 
>
>
> Our hardware release schedule is not aligned with kernel releases, and 
> customers need to have a working (and tested) driver once the hardware 
> is released. We try to get the updates into the kernel as fast as we 
> can, but often meet resistance, as the two parties involved just have 
> different interests.
>
> Are you saying that the in-kernel driver in 2.6.20.4 is broken? That 
> is bizarre, and should never happen. It compiles fine for me here...
>
>
It's missing support for some of the newer cards.  Your sales folks 
shipped us some newer hardware with the improved e1000, so I will have 
to adapt the newer drivers to 2.4.20.4.   Sounds like you are on top of 
it and things will sync up eventually.  :-)

Jeff