netdev - Re: [PATCH] dnet: Dave DNET ethernet controller driver

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Message-ID: <49B94BCA.6090309@weinigel.se>
Date:	Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:52:10 +0100
From:	Christer Weinigel <christer@...nigel.se>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	nhorman@...driver.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	s.hauer@...gutronix.de, yanok@...raft.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	wd@...x.de, dzu@...x.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dnet: Dave DNET ethernet controller driver

David Miller wrote:
> Just about every single distribution has to build a initrd
> that has to be able to setup a network, and have the necessary
> infrastructure to access things over NFS in order to implement
> their installer.
> 
> You can start with the debian installer, that's probably the
> easiest to hack on and extend.
> 
> Or you can just continue to list excuses, that might be easier.

Or I can keep patching the drivers, that's even easier.  No it's not 
something I expect to see in the official kernel, but who cares, I 
always have loads of debug patches that won't get into the official 
kernel either.  Keep the status quo.

   /Christer
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