From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "John W. Linville" Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.10-rc2] 3c59x: reload EEPROM values at rmmod for needy cards Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:21:59 -0500 Message-ID: <20041118012155.GA22765@tuxdriver.com> References: <20041117160122.A4824@tuxdriver.com> <20041117134425.62034944.akpm@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com, jgarzik@pobox.com Return-path: To: Andrew Morton Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041117134425.62034944.akpm@osdl.org> Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 01:44:25PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: > "John W. Linville" wrote: > > > > 3c905 cards need an additional bit unmasked in the reset at rmmod or > > else they don't get reinitialized properly when the driver is reloaded. > > This has been in -mm kernels since you first sent it out. I'm intending to > hold off until post-2.6.10 so we get a full kernel cycle for any problems > to get shaken out. Cool...someone was asking for it in netdev-2.[46], and Jeff didn't have it. That is what provoked the resend. Thanks for the update! John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com