netdev - Re: [PATCH] SMSC LAN911x and LAN921x vendor driver

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Date:	Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:53:12 +0200
From:	Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>
To:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ian Saturley <ian.saturley@...c.com>,
	Bahadir Balban <Bahadir.Balban@....com>,
	Dustin Mcintire <dustin@...soria.com>,
	Bill Gatliff <bgat@...lgatliff.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SMSC LAN911x and LAN921x vendor driver

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com> writes:

Hi,

 Steve> Attached is a driver for SMSC's LAN911x and LAN921x families
 Steve> of embedded ethernet controllers.

 Steve> There is an existing smc911x driver in the tree; this is intended to
 Steve> replace it.  Dustin McIntire (the author of the smc911x driver) has
 Steve> expressed his support for switching to this driver.

What's the problem with Dustin's driver? It seems to work fine here
with a lan9117. Why not just add lan921x support to the existing
driver?

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard

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