[eepro100] Re: eepro100 driver fixes for 2.2 kernels

Daniel Stone tamriel@ductape.net
Wed, 31 May 2000 04:38:20 -0500 (CDT)


Andrey,
Is a 2.3.x port of this coming?
Thanks,
d

On Wed, 31 May 2000, Andrey Savochkin wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've prepared eepro100 driver which fixes the known problems, namely:
>  - EEPROM access failures (visible as reports about wrong EEPROM checksum and
>    subsequent hangs);
>  - random initialization fails with spitting of "no RX buffers" and "no
>    resources" messages;
>  - some problems with 82559ER hardware.
> The driver is at
> ftp://ftp.sw.com.sg/pub/Linux/people/saw/kernel/v2.2/
> ftp://ftp.swusa.com/pub/Linux/people/saw/kernel/v2.2/
>  
> Please, test this driver and report problems (and successes :-)
> I need a quick feedback because I want the driver to be included in the
> outgoing 2.2.16 kernel.
> 
> Many thanks to all who have contributed to the development and testing of
> these fixes.
> 
> Best regards
> 					Andrey V.
> 					Savochkin
> 
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