RE: [PATCH net-next] net: intel: remove dead links
> From: netdev-ow...@vger.kernel.org [mailto:netdev- > ow...@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Jiri Benc > Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 7:25 AM > To: netdev@vger.kernel.org > Cc: Kirsher, Jeffrey T ; Brandeburg, Jesse > ; Nelson, Shannon > ; Wyborny, Carolyn > ; Skidmore, Donald C > ; Allan, Bruce W ; > Ronciak, John ; Williams, Mitch A > ; intel-wired-...@lists.osuosl.org > Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: intel: remove dead links > > The Kconfig for Intel NICs references two different URLs for the "Adapter > & Driver ID Guide". Neither of those two links works. The current URL seems > to be > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i- > o/ethernet-products/05584.html > but given it's apparently constantly changing, there's no point in having it > in the help text. > > Just keep a generic pointer to http://support.intel.com. Hopefully, this one > will have a longer live. It still works, at least. > > Futhermore, remove a link to "the latest Intel PRO/100 network driver for > Linux", this has no place in the mainline kernel and the latest Linux driver > it offers is from 2006, anyway. > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig | 80 > +++--- > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) If reading through the file qualifies as tested... Tested-by: Aaron Brown
Re: [PATCH net-next] net: intel: remove dead links
On Wed, 2016-04-06 at 16:54 -0400, David Miller wrote: > From: Jiri Benc > Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 16:25:07 +0200 > > > > > The Kconfig for Intel NICs references two different URLs for the > > "Adapter > > & Driver ID Guide". Neither of those two links works. The current > > URL seems > > to be > > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/ethe > > rnet-products/05584.html > > but given it's apparently constantly changing, there's no point in > > having it > > in the help text. > > > > Just keep a generic pointer to http://support.intel.com. Hopefully, > > this one > > will have a longer live. It still works, at least. > > > > Futhermore, remove a link to "the latest Intel PRO/100 network > > driver for > > Linux", this has no place in the mainline kernel and the latest > > Linux driver > > it offers is from 2006, anyway. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc > I expect Jeff to pull this into his tree, thanks. Yep, got it queued up. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [PATCH net-next] net: intel: remove dead links
From: Jiri Benc Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 16:25:07 +0200 > The Kconfig for Intel NICs references two different URLs for the "Adapter > & Driver ID Guide". Neither of those two links works. The current URL seems > to be > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products/05584.html > but given it's apparently constantly changing, there's no point in having it > in the help text. > > Just keep a generic pointer to http://support.intel.com. Hopefully, this one > will have a longer live. It still works, at least. > > Futhermore, remove a link to "the latest Intel PRO/100 network driver for > Linux", this has no place in the mainline kernel and the latest Linux driver > it offers is from 2006, anyway. > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc I expect Jeff to pull this into his tree, thanks.
Re: [PATCH net-next] net: intel: remove dead links
[removing intel-wired-...@lists.osuosl.org as I have no interest in the annoying "awaits moderator approval" emails] On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 16:25:07 +0200, Jiri Benc wrote: > The Kconfig for Intel NICs references two different URLs for the "Adapter > & Driver ID Guide". Neither of those two links works. The current URL seems > to be > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products/05584.html > but given it's apparently constantly changing, there's no point in having it > in the help text. > > Just keep a generic pointer to http://support.intel.com. Hopefully, this one > will have a longer live. It still works, at least. > > Futhermore, remove a link to "the latest Intel PRO/100 network driver for > Linux", this has no place in the mainline kernel and the latest Linux driver > it offers is from 2006, anyway. The patch also applies to net. It's probably better to apply it there than to net-next. Jiri
