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

From: Krzysztof Halasa
Date: Thu Apr 10 2008 - 17:36:01 EST


Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> No it wouldn't, not when the driver we used forever suddenly stopped
> supporting them.

In this case e1000 stops supporting them only if you enable e1000e
too. No e1000e, e1000 still does those IDs. For now, if I understand
it correctly. And it seems to print a warning.

So it doesn't work if you make e1000e a module and don't load it.

> And no, I'm not talking about some theoretical "this could happen" thing.
> I hit exactly that with commit
> 040babf9d84e7010c457e9ce69e9eb1c27927c9e

Right. Now it's a different situation, though.
--
Krzysztof Halasa
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