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Date:	Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:41:30 +0100
From:	James Chapman <jchapman@...alix.com>
To:	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
CC:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jason Lunz <lunz@...lexsecurity.com>,
	Mark McLoughlin <markmc@...hat.com>,
	e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>
Subject: Re: RFR: New e1000 driver (e1000new), was: Re: e1000: backport ich9
 support from 7.5.5 ?

James Chapman wrote:
> I envisage something like this:-
> 
> e1000_core.c    - common code used by all drivers of the e1000 family.
>           Exports functions used by actual drivers. Loadable
>           as a separate module when built as a module.
> e1000_82541.c    - driver for 82541
> e1000_82542.c    - driver for 82542
> e1000_xxxxx.c    - driver for xxxxx

Please ignore the statement I made above. Having read the code and chip 
docs again, I realize I jumped to the wrong conclusions when I saw 
separate source files for each of the 7 chip variants in the new driver.

Just wanted to nip it in the bud before it causes any wasted time 
discussing it. :)

-- 
James Chapman
Katalix Systems Ltd
http://www.katalix.com
Catalysts for your Embedded Linux software development

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