Re: [patch] e1000=y && e1000e=m regression fix

[Linus Torvalds]

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:

> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Nobody wants to care deeply whether it's a PCI-E or PCI chip. In fact, 
> > it's almost impossible to tell. Here, quickly, tell me which one mine is 
> > (this is from /sbin/lspci):
> >
> > 	00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02)
> >
> > and tell me how you knew..
> 
> I guess PCIE. You already came across a similar problem.
> 
> Have I won something? :-)

Nope. You apparently guessed just because I had told earlier about how the 
E1000 changes screwed over my setup.

The fact is, people don't know. And they shouldn't care. If the E1000 
driver worked before, we simply shouldn't break that from a configuration 
standpoint.

			Linus
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