netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: delete old 8bit ISA 3c501 driver.

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Message-Id: <201205182016.51489.linux@rainbow-software.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2012 20:16:46 +0200
From:	Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: delete old 8bit ISA 3c501 driver.

On Friday 18 May 2012 19:39:29 Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> It was amusing that linux was able to make use of this 1980's
> technology on machines long past its intended lifespan, but
> it probably should go now -- it is causing issues in some
> distros[1], and while that might be fixable, it is just not
> worth it.
>
> [1]
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/3com-3c501-card-
>not-detecting-934344/

That looks like a bug elsewhere and removing this driver will not fix it.

-- 
Ondrej Zary
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