netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 4/4] ixgbe: Remove device ID 0x10d8

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Message-Id: <20090526.204017.32055021.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 26 May 2009 20:40:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 4/4] ixgbe: Remove device ID 0x10d8

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 17:55:02 -0700

> Device ID 0x10d8 is the default silicon device ID for 82599.  However, the
> device will not be functional without an EEPROM, so we want to prevent the
> driver from loading on the device.  Otherwise, the driver will load, but no
> PHY setup or PCIe setup will occur, causing the device to be unusable.  To
> prevent users from encountering this, just remove the device ID.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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