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

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Message-ID: <20120518220305.GC15256@windriver.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2012 18:03:06 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>
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.

[Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: delete old 8bit ISA 3c501 driver.] On 18/05/2012 (Fri 20:16) Ondrej Zary wrote:

> 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.

You miss the point.  We've got someone with a modern i7 machine who is
getting confused by seeing messages from some ancient 3c501 driver, but
he doesn't have the context to know it is ancient and the message is a
red herring.  Will it fix a distro's broken init that tries to modprobe
everything?  No.  Will it help by not muddying the waters with
meaningless printk from 3c501 that confuse users?  Yes.

Thanks,
Paul.

> 
> -- 
> Ondrej Zary
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