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Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:12:16 -0600
From: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com>
To: "Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
CC: Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Latest e1000 7.3.20 driver busted with 2.6.20.4
Kok, Auke wrote:
> Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>
>> Kok, Auke wrote:
>>
>>> Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>>>
>>>> CC [M] drivers/net/chelsio/mv88x201x.o
>>>> CC [M] drivers/net/chelsio/my3126.o
>>>> LD [M] drivers/net/chelsio/cxgb.o
>>>> CC drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.o
>>>> drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c:1185:45: error: macro "INIT_WORK"
>>>> passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
>>>> ared (first use in this function)
>>>> drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c:1184: error: (Each undeclared
>>>> identifier is reported only once
>>>> drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c:1184: error: for each function it
>>>> appears in.)
>>>> make[3]: *** [drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.o] Error 1
>>>> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/e1000] Error 2
>>>> make[1]: *** [drivers/net] Error 2
>>>> make: *** [drivers] Error 2
>>>
>>>
>>> this is hardly a thread for lkml as you're posting about out
>>> out-of-tree driver. This issue has also been fixed in 7.4.35 which
>>> was released last week on e1000.sf.net. In the future, please post
>>> this stuff to e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net where we discuss the
>>> out-of-tree driver.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Auke
>>>
>> Thanks. I'll download Intel's latest driver and test it. I wasn't
>> discussing the out of tree driver (why do you have a broken Linux out
>> of tree driver, BTW? If its for Linux, shouldn't it be updated here
>> first) but the driver in 2.6.20.4 (which is missing support four
>> additional chipsets).
>
>
> Our hardware release schedule is not aligned with kernel releases, and
> customers need to have a working (and tested) driver once the hardware
> is released. We try to get the updates into the kernel as fast as we
> can, but often meet resistance, as the two parties involved just have
> different interests.
>
> Are you saying that the in-kernel driver in 2.6.20.4 is broken? That
> is bizarre, and should never happen. It compiles fine for me here...
>
>
It's missing support for some of the newer cards. Your sales folks
shipped us some newer hardware with the improved e1000, so I will have
to adapt the newer drivers to 2.4.20.4. Sounds like you are on top of
it and things will sync up eventually. :-)
Jeff
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