Re: 2.6.19-rc3-mm1 -- missing network adaptors

Greg KH
2006-11-02T06:02:22Z

On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:26:12PM -0800, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
>
> >>>Even with CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED enabled? For some reason I'm guessing
> >>>that you missed that suggestion a while back...
> >>Yes - Enabling CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED didn't help.
> >
> >Ok, you are correct, for a stupid reason, this option didn't correctly
> >work for a range of device types (I can get into the gory details if
> >anyone really cares...)
> >
> >I've now fixed this up, and a few other bugs that I kept tripping on
> >(which others also hit), and have refreshed my tree so that the next -mm
> >will be much better in this area.
> >
> >If the problem persists (and I've built a zillion different kernels in
> >different configurations today testing to make sure it doesn't), please
> >let me know.
> >
> >I can post updated patches here if people want them.
> >
> >thanks for everyone's patience, I appreciated it.
>
> Thanks for fixing this up. If you could post a diff somewhere against
> either mainline or -mm, would make it easy to run through
> test.kernel.org before you wake up tommorow ;-)

Oops, the newest -mm just came out without any of the driver core
patches in it due to the problems. I'll wait until the next -mm release
then, and try to go catch up on my pending-patch-queue right now
instead...

thanks,

greg k-h