netdev - Re: [net-next REPOST] 8390 ei_debug : Reenable the use of debugging in 8390 based chips

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Date:	Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:59:53 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tedheadster@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next REPOST] 8390 ei_debug : Reenable the use of
 debugging in 8390 based chips

From: Matthew Whitehead <tedheadster@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:46:01 -0400

> Ethernet boards based on the 8390 chip had an '#ifdef notdef' disabling the
> use of the debug variable ei_debug. Reenable it for those of us who still
> occasionally use it.
> 
> Also handle the case of the 'ne' driver which uses 8390p.o rather than
> 8390.o. In that case ei_debug is aliased to eip_debug so it doesn't clash
> with the previously exported ei_debug.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Whitehead <tedheadster@...il.com>

I'd rather not encourage the use of things like this.

We have a standard, run time, way to enable and disable debugging
output on a per-netdevice basis.  And the "default" value of which can
be controlled by a module parameter if need be.

Please convert the driver to this method instead.

Thank you.
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