Re: [GIT]: Networking

Jeff Garzik
2008-05-09T14:32:32Z

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> It's one thing taking a totally new driver (that couldn't have worked
> before and cannot be a regression) or adding new PCI ID's. It's a totally
> different thing to take 800 lines of code to an old driver that people
> depend on. These things need to happen during the merge window, and just
> because they are drivers doesn't mean that they can just do anythign they
> want.

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?

Jeff