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[PATCH 0/12 2.4] e1000 driver update

To: jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PATCH 0/12 2.4] e1000 driver update
From: ganesh.venkatesan@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:25:45 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, <ganesh.venkatesan@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-to: ganesh.venkatesan@xxxxxxxxx
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Jeff:

Patches against 2.4 tot --
1 -- ethtool support cleanup, register dump chacks controller type before 
dumping registers, interrupt diagnostic test addresses shared IRQ case
2 -- Enable TSO needs another patch to be submitted separately
3 -- replace kmalloc with vmalloc for data structures that are not shared 
with the hardware
4 -- TSO context descriptor setup fixes (in preparation for IPv6 TSO)
5 -- Fix to prevent infinite loop trying to re-establish link while 
actively attempting to communicate
6 -- Fix the condition that determines when to quit pollong mode to 
include work done in the Tx path
7 -- empty (not a patch)
8 -- Shutdown PHY while bringing the interface down (if WoL is not 
enabled)
9 -- add likely/unlikely to assist branch prediction, other cleanup
10 -- more DPRINTK messages
11 -- suspend/resume fix from alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
12 -- white space corrections

thanks,
ganesh.





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