From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: jeff@garzik.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, alan@redhat.com,
randy.dunlap@oracle.com
Subject: Re: [patch 04/13] 8390: Split 8390 support into a pausing and a non pausing driver core
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:52:47 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080610005247.6230fec1@core> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200806092333.m59NXnTe014676@imap1.linux-foundation.org>
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:49 -0700
akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote:
> From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
>
> Only a few ISA controllers need the pausing version of the 8390 core
> while PCMCIA, later ISA and PCI do not. More importantly the ISA delays
> can break non ISA boxes so we must use a different build of 8390.c for
> the two sets of controllers.
>
> No changes since last time as all the points of concerns raised proved to
> be invalid
>
> [randy.dunlap@oracle.com: ne2 (MCA) needs both 8390.o and 8390p.o functions]
ne2 does not need both, it hasn't needed both and its completely invalid
to have both in one driver. Please drop Randy's change out and fix the
actual typo instead.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-06-10 0:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-06-09 23:33 [patch 04/13] 8390: Split 8390 support into a pausing and a non pausing driver core akpm
2008-06-09 23:52 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2008-06-10 0:15 ` Andrew Morton
2008-06-10 8:55 ` Alan Cox
2008-06-10 0:13 ` Alan Cox
2008-06-10 0:19 ` Andrew Morton
2008-06-10 10:20 ` Alan Cox
2008-06-11 18:25 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-06-12 21:10 ` Alan Cox
2008-06-12 21:37 ` Randy Dunlap
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