Re: PATCH 2.3.23 pre 2 compile fixes

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 18:44:23 -0400

Richard Dynes wrote:
> One of features of tulip is how many different variants of the tulip
> chip is handles. But it isn't just the different pci-ethernet
> variants (eg 21140,21143, pnic, etc...), but also the physical
> interfaces: mii, sym, serial, etc.... Then throw in EEPROM formats,
> different assignments of hardware control bits, etc...

On a related note, what are the functional differences between tulip.c
and de4x5.c?

I always used de4x5.c on my Alpha, and have heard on various mailing
lists that it is faster and more stable, though it supports fewer cards
and features than tulip.c.

Jeff

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