Re: Last call for 5.4.1 updates

On Aug 31, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Timothy Legge wrote:
>>>     1250039    Support for DGE-528T
>>>     1247871    Harddisk Etherboot loader
>>>     885822     Support for 3C556 hurricane
> The 3c556 would have been the only one I would be concerned with.  I
> looked at it some time ago and decided that the 3c595 and 3c90x needed
> to be rewritten and merged.  I had started but my available time has
> dwindled...  I forget why I decided not to merge it as it was...

Well, the patch was a not a context diff, so it required a bit more  
work, but it looks at least like it shouldn't break anything.

>> These I have not applied, and would like to look at more closely:
>>>     1037768    patch for 3c597 EISA NIC
>>>     682264     3com mba patch

> They have been around for some time.  The 3c597 is difficult to  
> find but
> that doe not mean that it should not be merged.  I think Ken had some
> concerns but I forget what they were.

The patch and come commentary are at:

     https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php? 
thread_id=5660321&forum_id=6402

Ken's concern (which I agree with) is that the patch hard codes the  
IO address instead of probing for it.  He suggests to the author that  
he include the Linux ioaddr discovery code to make the patch more  
generally useful.

Since the card is rare, and would be somewhat hard to test, I think  
this patch can wait for now.  If someone asks about it, or if someone  
is inspired to clean it up, it can go in later.

> Sorry for the delay on this, as you might guess, I am fairly busy  
> lately
> and I have not done much Etherboot work lately.  Hopefully as fall  
> turns
> to winter I will have more time.

It's easy to understand how things are busy with your new job and new  
son.

We'll look forward to when you can help more.  In the meantime, I  
wish you well, and thanks for your taking the time to share your  
thoughts.

Marty




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