> Can a kind of "compatablity mode" like the advanced router setup in
> the config, were different fixes/workarounds are listed and can be
> turned on or off. This means that the kernel has work arounds for
> almost everything under the sun but most folks see only the slow
> down that they have to due to local broken hardware on their
> network. This means that Linux works and the true cause of the
> problem is also highlighted.
On the whole, I think this is a good idea; for some fixes this is
certainly possible, but for others I think it would make the code
really ugly with lots of #ifdef, #else, #endif bits all over the
place.
I guess it really depends on DaveM and Linus as to what is
acceptable...
-cw
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