Re: [PATCH] ne2k PCI/ISA documentation: improved cross-reference.

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Tue Jan 10 2006 - 07:41:11 EST


On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 11:06:55AM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 03:11:40PM +0000, G.W. Haywood wrote:
> > From: Ged Haywood <ged@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Improved reference to PCI ne2k support in ISA ne2k documentation.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ged Haywood <ged@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Configure.help | 3 ++-
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > --- linux-2.4.32/Documentation/Configure.help.original 2006-01-07 14:48:23.000000000 +0000
> > +++ linux-2.4.32/Documentation/Configure.help 2006-01-07 14:56:32.000000000 +0000
> > @@ -12778,7 +12778,8 @@
> > without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
> >
> > If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
> > - NE2000 support", above. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
> > + NE2000 and clones support" under "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board
> > + controllers" below. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
> > an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
> > laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
> > below.
>
> Hi Ged,
>
> Appreciate your efforts but the v2.4 tree is under deep maintenance mode
> with an acceptance criteria for critical bugfixes only.

Wouldn't it make sense to make an exception from this rule for
documentation updates?

Documentation updates can't do much harm.

cu
Adrian

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