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

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Thu Apr 10 2008 - 15:29:38 EST




On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Grant Grundler wrote:
>
> If e1000e is not getting compiled, my understanding was the original e1000
> driver will claim whatever devices it historically has.

Yes. And the patch to do so was done by yours truly, exactly because I hit
this thing ;)

But it only works when the e1000e driver isn't enabled at all, which is
why the "e1000e=m" case ends up being different, and Ingo then hit that
one.

Linus
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