[EMAIL PROTECTED] : [...] > ANS_2: > So, do you think that it is a good idea to keep other vendos's PID and > DID in the part?
Yes. [...] > ANS_2: > > Sure! You are right. RTL8110SC, RTL8111B and RTL8101E have modest > differences, now. However, RTL8101E is a PCI-E fast ethernet controller. > I don't think is a good idea to merge its Linux driver into r8168.c or > r8169.c. RTL8110SC is the final version of Realtek PCI gigabit ethernet > controller. Moreover, due to the increasing popularity of PCI-E, Realtek > is going to design several generations of PCI-E ethernet controllers to > satisfy customer requests. I have discussed this issue with my hardware > colleagues. They believe that both MAC register layout and tx/rx > descriptor layout will be changed a lot in new PCI-E ICs. Actually, they > already did. Therefore, the hardwares of RTL8111B(PCI-E gigabit > ethernet) and RTL8101E(PCI-E fast ethernet) will have frequent and > drastic changes. So, I think that it's a good moment to separate their > Linux drivers, and r8169.c can become stable. Well, code and facts will tell. :o) Since you asked for questions: - will the ~7k limit for the jumbo frames be fixed ? One can hardly call it a feature. - out of curiosity, did you try the current in-kernel r8169 driver with a 8111B or a 8101E ? - is there any plan to open the programming manuals of the PCI-E chipsets ? -- Ueimor - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
