From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/21] e1000: allow user to disable ich8 lock loss workaround Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:55:10 -0400 Message-ID: <44A08FFE.2050605@pobox.com> References: <20060622051815.25497.89192.stgit@gitlost.site> <20060622052048.25497.45771.stgit@gitlost.site> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, "Brandeburg, Jesse" , "Kok, Auke" , "Ronciak, John" Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:56532 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030608AbWF0BzM (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:55:12 -0400 To: "Kok, Auke" In-Reply-To: <20060622052048.25497.45771.stgit@gitlost.site> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Kok, Auke wrote: > The workaround for the ich8 lock loss problem is only needed for > a very small amount of systems. This adds an option for the user > to disable the workaround. Does "very small amount" equate to "never in real production machines"?