From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Adrian Bunk Subject: Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] remove drivers/net/eepro100.c Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:08:22 +0100 Message-ID: <20060116000822.GD29663@stusta.de> References: <20060105181826.GD12313@stusta.de> <20060115161958.07e3c7f1@vitb.dev.rtsoft.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: jgarzik@pobox.com, saw@saw.sw.com.sg, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, john.ronciak@intel.com, ganesh.venkatesan@intel.com, jesse.brandeburg@intel.com Return-path: To: Vitaly Bordug Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060115161958.07e3c7f1@vitb.dev.rtsoft.ru> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 04:19:58PM +0300, Vitaly Bordug wrote: > On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:18:26 +0100 > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > This patch removes the obsolete drivers/net/eepro100.c driver. > > > > Is there any known problem in e100 still preventing us from removing > > this driver (it seems noone was able anymore to verify the ARM problem)? > > > I think I am recalling some problems on ppc82xx, when e100 was stuck on startup, > and eepro100 worked just fine. > > Even if the patch below will be scheduled for application, we need to set up enough time > for approval that e100 will be fine for all the up-to-date hw; or it should be fixed/updated before eepro100 removal. How/When can you/someone else test this? Do the e100 maintainers (Cc'ed) know about such problems and their status? > Sincerely, > Vitaly cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed