From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: [bk patches] 2.4.x net driver updates Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:49:45 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20030901154945.GA22275@gtf.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: marcelo@conectiva.com.br, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com Return-path: To: marcelo@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Marcelo, please do a bk pull bk://kernel.bkbits.net/jgarzik/net-drivers-2.4 This will update the following files: drivers/net/8139cp.c | 35 ++++++++----------------- drivers/net/8139too.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) through these ChangeSets: (03/08/31 1.1119) [netdrvr 8139cp] PCI MWI cleanup; remove unneeded workaround * The PCI layer now handles incorrect cacheline size settings, as it should. Remove our own workarounds. * Move pci_set_mwi up much earlier in the probe process, and check its return value. * Call pci_clear_mwi() in ->probe error handling * Call pci_clear_mwi() in ->remove (03/08/31 1.1117) [netdrvr 8139too] don't start thread when it's not needed The thread for was unneeded on chips other than CH_8139_K/8129. So, this patch doesn't create the thread on chips other than CH_8139_K/8129. (03/08/31 1.1116) [netdrvr 8139too] remove driver-based poisoning of net_device Harmless in 2.4, but causes oopses on rmmod in 2.6. slab poisoning can take care of this for us, anyway. (03/08/31 1.1115) [netdrvr 8139cp] must call NAPI-specific vlan hook