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SubjectRe: Compex FreedomLine 32 PnP-PCI2 broken with de2104x
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 02:30:00AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Grant Grundler wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 05:40:42PM +0100, Ondrej Zary wrote:
>>> I think that de2104x driver should be removed (or at least its
>>> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE) and MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE with only 21040 and 21041
>>> PCI IDs added to de4x5.
>>>
>>> I can send a patch if this is acceptable.
>> It's acceptable to me. Jeff? (jgarzik)
>
> NAK, sorry, for two reasons:
>
> 1) we don't delete otherwise clean, working drivers

Just to be clear - he's not trying to remove the driver.
He's just interested in making de4x5 the "default" for this set of boards
by doctoring with the pci device ids each driver will claim.

> simply because of a bug triggered by unplugging a cable.

Ondrej would be happy to test any patches sent. Tracking this sort
of bug down usually isn't trivial as the statement above implies.

> 2) de4x5 needs to go away.

Ok. I'd prefer to wait until someone demonstrates de2104x driver is a fully
functional alternative for all the PCI Ids it claims.

thanks,
grant


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