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Re: [patch 2.6.10-rc2] 3c59x: reload EEPROM values at rmmod for needy ca

To: "John W. Linville" <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.10-rc2] 3c59x: reload EEPROM values at rmmod for needy cards
From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:36:29 +0000
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20041118012155.GA22765@tuxdriver.com>
References: <20041117160122.A4824@tuxdriver.com> <20041117134425.62034944.akpm@osdl.org> <20041118012155.GA22765@tuxdriver.com>
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On Iau, 2004-11-18 at 01:21, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 01:44:25PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > This has been in -mm kernels since you first sent it out.  I'm intending to
> > hold off until post-2.6.10 so we get a full kernel cycle for any problems
> > to get shaken out.
> 
> Cool...someone was asking for it in netdev-2.[46], and Jeff didn't
> have it.  That is what provoked the resend.

Merged into -ac since you essentially can't use 3c59x/3c90x with DHCP on
some systems or get it back from suspend with several distributions.
This IMHO should go into 2.6.10 because its a showstopper for many
users. 

Alan


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