netdev - Re: [ANNOUNCE] e1000 to e1000e migration of PCI Express devices

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Date:	Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:15:10 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	e1000-list <e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-pci maillist <linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] e1000 to e1000e migration of PCI Express devices


* Kok, Auke <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com> wrote:

> > The following .config results in a non-working e1000 driver in a 
> > bzImage:
> > 
> >  CONFIG_E1000=y
> >  CONFIG_E1000_NAPI=y
> >  CONFIG_E1000_DISABLE_PACKET_SPLIT=y
> >  CONFIG_E1000E=m
> >  CONFIG_E1000E_ENABLED=y
> > 
> > the interface just doesnt come up.
> > 
> > This makes it work:
> > 
> >  CONFIG_E1000=y
> >  CONFIG_E1000_NAPI=y
> >  CONFIG_E1000_DISABLE_PACKET_SPLIT=y
> >  # CONFIG_E1000E is not set
> >  # CONFIG_E1000E_ENABLED is not set
> > 
> > please fix such interactions and make the transition as smooth and as 
> > compatible as possible.
> 
> This is really a vague report. Maybe you need to adjust your network 
> setup to explicitly load the correct driver at boot? The adapter works 
> correct here and I have a stock T60 here as well, just as you.

try the config combination i gave you [that's all that is needed - plug 
the above lines into your .config of choice] - does that work fine for 
you?

	Ingo
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