netdev - Re: Realtek 8169 problems with net booting

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Message-Id: <20081204.135555.194301350.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:55:55 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Cc:	mbrown@...systems.co.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Realtek 8169 problems with net booting

From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:44:20 +0000

> On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:59:43 -0800 (PST)
> David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> 
> > So we started with crap....
> > ...and instead of adding the necessary facilities, things got built on
> > top of that crap.
> > So instead of having a real usable solution propagated widely within
> > a few years, we'll instead still be stuck with this stuff.
> 
> You have achieved enlightement in all things PC compatible.

I understand PC compatability (I hope). :)

But often there is a reasonable migration path to something
saner created, when necessary.  That's not what happened
here.
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