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

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Message-ID: <47FFD192.6060707@isomerica.net>
Date:	Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:01:06 -0400
From:	Dan Noe <dpn@...merica.net>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	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

On 4/11/2008 14:51, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Nobody wants to care deeply whether it's a PCI-E or PCI chip. In fact, 
> it's almost impossible to tell. Here, quickly, tell me which one mine is 
> (this is from /sbin/lspci):
> 
> 	00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02)
> 
> and tell me how you knew..

lspci -vv will tell you (if you're root :)!

Yet, the only part of that output that makes it even somewhat obvious is 
the "Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1" which clearly makes no sense for 
legacy PCI.

Cheers,
Dan

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