netdev - Re: [PATCH][E1000E] some cleanups

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Date:	Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:01:21 -0400
From:	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
To:	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][E1000E] some cleanups

On Sun, 2007-30-09 at 11:16 -0700, Kok, Auke wrote:

> no, all the hardware that is commented should work just fine. I tested this driver
> on 82571, 82573 and ich8/ich9 - extensively.

Something else is wrong then. Can you just uncomment the 82571EB bits in
Dave's net-2.6.24 and just send a ping? If it works, let me know what
you did so i can test next time i get a chance.

> the reason that we disable them is that we're going to migrate devices over in
> batches. At introduction we'll support ich9, afterwards we'll drop in the IDs of
> the other groups of silicon.

Turn them on if you want people to start using that driver.

> > Once you have 82571EB on and kicking, my next steps are to kill LLTX
> > then add batching on top.
> > BTW, since this driver is just for PCIE, would you take a similar patch
> > for non-PCIE e1000?
> 
> if it's a fix, yes.

It just makes it easier to kill LLTX. If you consider killing LLTX
risky, then i will focus on e1000e.

cheers,
jamal

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