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

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alan Cox wrote:
> 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. 

Poke Andrew to push it upstream, he's the 3c59x maintainer.

        Jeff