Re: [patch] e1000=y && e1000e=m regression fix (was: Re: [regression] e1000e broke e1000)

From: Krzysztof Halasa
Date: Wed Apr 09 2008 - 20:00:22 EST


Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Fairly experienced user wants a kernel which supports his hardware without
> having to load modules, but wants other modules available "just in case".
> So he takes his distro kernel and selectively changes some modules to
> built-ins, including e1000.
> Next he upgrades to 2.6.25 and finds his NIC no longer works.

Nope, udev with normal distro config will load e1000e just fine.
A custom system, without automatic loading of modules (or with
unavailable module) could have this problem. A root fs on NFS or
something like that, too.

But while it can be changed for 2.6.25 it will break with 2.6.26 again,
definitely.
--
Krzysztof Halasa
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