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Re: [PATCH] resolve probe difference

To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] resolve probe difference
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:45:45 -0700
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 11:48:52 -0700
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In the change to get rid of the list of ISA devices to programmatic probing
> of old devices, a behaviour change was introduced which might cause problems.
> 
> Before, it was possible to specify a parameter on the boot line for a second
> device and skip the first, as in:
>       netdev=4,0x280,0,0,eth1
> Well, now we stop after eth0 if we don't find it..
> Somebody, might depend on the old behaviour, so this patch restores it..

Looks good, applied.

Thanks a lot Stephen.

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