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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 11:05:00 -0500
From: Dan Malek <dan@embeddededge.com>
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To: Goddeeris Frederic <Frederic.Goddeeris@siemens.atea.be>
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Subject: Re: FEC driver multicast patch
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Goddeeris Frederic wrote:

> Remember the discussion we had on the multicast support in the FEC-driver?

Yes, and I _strongly_ suggested you not do this.  The SCCs are often allocated
to other uses, and you need a software CRC generator when they aren't available,
so just do it in software and be done with it, please.

Yes, this is a cute thing to do with SCCs, but it doesn't have much use outside
of an academic exercise.

Thanks.

	-- Dan


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