linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] 8139too: clean up spaces and TABs

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Date:	Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:39:51 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>
Cc:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Németh Márton <nm127@...email.hu>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Trivial Patch Monkey <trivial@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] 8139too: clean up spaces and TABs

Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org> :
[...]
> A more useful thing would be to merge 8139too and 8139cp drivers together so 
> user can just put RTL8139 card in the box and it will work. The current state 
> is completely broken - two drivers for two versions of the chip which have 
> the same PCI IDs.

I am curious to know which distro is not able to handle these drivers
for the user.

The drivers have little in common and the 8139cp driver hints loudly
when it does not recognize the device. 

-- 
Ueimor
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