Re: [GIT]: Networking

David Miller
2008-05-09T21:44:21Z

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 08:05:47 -0700 (PDT)

> On Fri, 9 May 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >
> > The e1000e change is just a bunch of code additions for a new phy type, not a
> > bunch of /changes/ really. Is that the change you're concerned with?
>
> Yes. I saw 800 new lines to a driver I use, and I go "Ugh".

And if it enabled support for a device you have, for which you've been
patching the driver for some time, you'd go "Yippie!" :-)))

BTW, this reminds me, did we get that driver in for the device the
EEPC machines use? I have this strange feeling like that slipped
through the cracks.