linux-kernel - Re: [patch] e1000=y && e1000e=m regression fix

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Message-ID: <47FFE44F.90706@garzik.org>
Date:	Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:21:03 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@...ervon.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	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>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	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: [patch] e1000=y && e1000e=m regression fix

Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> Right now, E1000 means "support both PCI and PCI-E E1000" and E1000E means 
> "support PCI-E E1000".

It's even more confusing than that :)

E1000 means "support PCI and a few PCI-E"

E1000E means "all PCI-E"

There is a goodly number of PCI-E not supported by e1000 (some ich8, all 
ich9 and thereafter).

	Jeff


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