Re: [PATCH] Add eeprom_bad_csum_allow module option to e1000.

David Miller
2007-10-23T21:48:40Z

From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:40:01 -0400

> Sorry, I disagree. Just as with e100, if there is a clear way the user
> can recover their setup -- and Adam says his was effective -- I don't
> see why we should be denying users the ability to use their own hardware.

I'd like to second these sentiments.

Just because you can come up with cases where using a wrong
eeprom would fail, does not mean the facility should not be
provided at all.