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Re: 2.7 net driver stuff

To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 2.7 net driver stuff
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:26:48 +1100
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On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 04:57, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> An initial, quick FYI.  I'll be taking input for net drivers that can be 
> removed in 2.7.  Even some of the ancient ISA net drivers still have users,
> 
> Other stuff:
> * Would like to get rid of de4x5.c, but EISA support still has users 
> that appear to care :)

And I have an old pmac laptop for which tulip dies while de4x5 works, I
didn't figure out what's up yet.

> * pondering importing Donald's myson driver, replacing unmaintained 
> fealnx.c.  We have the new module_alias() stuff, which makes the 
> transition a bit easier.
> 
>       Jeff
> 
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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