Re: alloc_etherdev breaks ether=

[Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> - init_etherdev
> - failure, call unregister_netdev
> - ether= is no longer correct

I tested this path in 2.4.0pre - it worked then. The device is unregistered,
the next device registered is created with the same name and assigned the 
same options

> - init_etherdev, calls /sbin/hotplug
> - device comes up before dev->mem_start is read/set from ether=

If your device is coming up before you register it then yes you need to
re-order stuff and get the parameters seperately. But that isnt a big problem
- its also already buggy as hell when this occurs and we have drivers reporting
eth%s: blah blah 

and stuff

> Anything -not- explicitly initialized in Space.c has fundamental
> incompatibilities with ether= no matter which way you slice it,
> alloc_etherdev or no.

I disagree.