Re: [PATCH] ne2k PCI/ISA documentation: improved cross-reference.

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 11:06:55AM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 03:11:40PM +0000, G.W. Haywood wrote:
> > From: Ged Haywood <ged@jubileegroup.co.uk>
> > 
> > Improved reference to PCI ne2k support in ISA ne2k documentation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ged Haywood <ged@jubileegroup.co.uk>
> > ---
> >  Configure.help |    3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > --- linux-2.4.32/Documentation/Configure.help.original  2006-01-07 14:48:23.000000000 +0000
> > +++ linux-2.4.32/Documentation/Configure.help   2006-01-07 14:56:32.000000000 +0000
> > @@ -12778,7 +12778,8 @@
> >    without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
> > 
> >    If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
> > -  NE2000 support", above. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
> > +  NE2000 and clones support" under "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board
> > +  controllers" below.  If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
> >    an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
> >    laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
> >    below.
> 
> Hi Ged,
> 
> Appreciate your efforts but the v2.4 tree is under deep maintenance mode
> with an acceptance criteria for critical bugfixes only.

Wouldn't it make sense to make an exception from this rule for 
documentation updates?

Documentation updates can't do much harm.

cu
Adrian

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