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Re: [PATCH] Silence cs89x0

To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Silence cs89x0
From: Denis Vlasenko <vda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:50:30 +0200
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On Friday 26 March 2004 22:27, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> > This is the most talkative NIC driver in my .config:
> >
> > cs89x0:cs89x0_probe(0x0)
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > PP_addr=0xffff
> > eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff
> > cs89x0: no cs8900 or cs8920 detected.  Be sure to disable PnP with SETUP
>
> Not bad, but what about a patch that notices the 0xffff address, and
> assumes it won't find anything?

It does not access port 0xffff. It tries to say that it probed for hardware
and:
PP_addr=0xffff - inw(ioaddr + ADD_PORT) returned all foxes
eth0: incorrect signature 0xffff - inw(ioaddr + DATA_PORT) returned all foxes,
which is not known EISA id. Pretty cryptic :)

Maybe this patch?
--
vda

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