From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcus Better Subject: Re: [PATCH] Intel IXP4xx network drivers v.2 - Ethernet and HSS Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 10:58:06 +0200 Message-ID: References: <464034CF.20700@wpkg.org> <20070508155201.GA1251@xi.wantstofly.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:33157 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754443AbXEII6U (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 May 2007 04:58:20 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Hlhzz-00021g-GQ for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Wed, 09 May 2007 10:58:15 +0200 Received: from 67.152.216.81.static.g-va.siw.siwnet.net ([81.216.152.67]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 09 May 2007 10:58:15 +0200 Received: from marcus by 67.152.216.81.static.g-va.siw.siwnet.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 09 May 2007 10:58:15 +0200 Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Lennert Buytenhek writes: >> There _is_ an ARM BE version of Debian. >> >> It's not an official port, but it's not maintained any worse than >> the 'official' LE ARM Debian port is. > Hmm... That changes a bit. Perhaps we should forget about > that LE thing then, and (at best) put that trivial workaround? Please keep in mind that users are unlikely to install an unofficial port which lacks integration with the Debian infrastructure, security support and other services. The arm architecture (LE) is currently the third most popular in Debian, whereas I suspect (?) there are very few BE Debian systems out there. Marcus