netdev - [PATCH net-next] docs: 3c509: remove note about card detection failing with overclock

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Message-ID: <20260107071146.30083-1-enelsonmoore@gmail.com>
Date: Tue,  6 Jan 2026 23:11:45 -0800
From: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] docs: 3c509: remove note about card detection failing with overclock

The id_read_eeprom() function has been fixed to use a time-based
delay, so this issue can no longer occur.

Signed-off-by: Ethan Nelson-Moore <enelsonmoore@...il.com>
---
 .../networking/device_drivers/ethernet/3com/3c509.rst       | 6 ------
 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/3com/3c509.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/3com/3c509.rst
index 47f706bacdd9..99ec25225e56 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/3com/3c509.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/3com/3c509.rst
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ While the updated driver works with most PnP BIOS programs, it does not work
 with all. This can be fixed by disabling PnP support using the 3Com-supplied
 setup program.
 
-3c509 card is not detected on overclocked machines
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Increase the delay time in id_read_eeprom() from the current value, 500,
-to an absurdly high value, such as 5000.
-
 
 Decoding Status and Error Messages
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2.43.0