From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422866AbXBHBSu (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:18:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422869AbXBHBSu (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:18:50 -0500 Received: from mf2.realtek.com.tw ([60.248.182.6]:1175 "EHLO mf2.realtek.com.tw" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1422866AbXBHBSt (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:18:49 -0500 Message-ID: <45CA7A75.1060704@realtek.com.tw> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:18:45 +0800 From: =?Big5?B?s1yr7bnF?= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (Windows/20050317) X-Accept-Language: zh-tw, en-us, en, zh MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Francois Romieu CC: jeff@garzik.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hiwu@realtek.com.tw Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.19.2] r8169: support RTL8169SC/8110SC References: <45C2F390.4070805@realtek.com.tw> <20070203003952.GA22823@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <45C6A8EC.5090201@realtek.com.tw> <20070206003130.GA18236@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <45C7EB8A.1090700@realtek.com.tw> <20070206213827.GA25119@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <45C94693.5090900@realtek.com.tw> <20070207234943.GA4445@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> In-Reply-To: <20070207234943.GA4445@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on msx/Realtek(Release 6.5.3|September 14, 2004) at 2007/02/08 =?Bog5?B?pFekyCAwOToxODo0NQ==?=, Serialize by Router on msx/Realtek(Release 6.5.3|September 14, 2004) at 2007/02/08 =?Bog5?B?pFekyCAwOToxODo0Ng==?=, Serialize complete at 2007/02/08 =?Bog5?B?pFekyCAwOToxODo0Ng==?= Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Big5 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Francois Romieu ´£¨ì: >³\«í¹Å : > > >>Dear Francois: >> >>I think I didn't make it clear about the programming manuals for PCI-E ICs. >> >>Due to several legal issues, Realtek won't put the programming guide on >>its website. However, Realtek does offer the programming guide if the >>customers need it. If you want to have a copy of it, please contact >>Realtek FAE. >> >> > >Does it mean that the documentation is NDAed ? > > ANS: No, you don't have to sign anything. >On an unrelated topic, revision 8.001.00 of your 8168 driver includes >a workaround for an rx fifo overflow issue. Is it an event which can >happen at any time, repeteadly if some rare conditions are met or is >it enough to whack the device once for all when the problem happens ? > > ANS: No, it seldom happens. It does happen in a few rare conditions. When this event happens, the nic works improperly and I do the patch to rescue the device.