netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ne2k: Enable RW-Bugfix

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Date:   Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:45:06 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ne2k: Enable RW-Bugfix

On Sat, 10 Oct 2020 18:17:11 +0200 Armin Wolf wrote:
> Correct a typo in ne.c and ne2k-pci.c which
> prevented activation of the RW-Bugfix.
> Also enable the RW-Bugfix by default since
> not doing so could (according to the Datasheet)
> cause the system to lock up with some chips.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
> ---
> v2 changes:
> - change NE8390_RW_BUGFIX to NE_RW_BUGFIX

I'm not applying this, sorry.

It's been this way since Linux 1.2 and you're giving no information
about why the change is needed in practice.