Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 19:39:00 +0200 From: se@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser) To: asvestas@sae.gr (Kostas Asvestas) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if_ed_p.c Message-ID: <199610221739.TAA06780@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961022201506.7906A-100000@odysseus.sae.gr>; from Kostas Asvestas on Oct 22, 1996 20:17:32 %2B0300 References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961022201506.7906A-100000@odysseus.sae.gr>
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Kostas Asvestas writes:
>
> I found in the 2.2 tree this file that supports NE2000 pci clones.
> Is there a way to patch it in the 2.1.5 kernel?
> If that is possible please help.
> Kostas Asvestas.
No, it is not easily possible.
The 2.1 kernels use a different
parameter convention for the
watchdog function. This new
convention made PCI support
for ISA compatible Ethernet
cards in -current much easier
than in 2.1.
Nobody is going to change the
code in /sys/net.if.c to match
the calling convention of 2.2,
and I do not have a -stable
system (nor the time) to port
the 2.2 version back to 2.1.
(I did the PCI adaptation of
the "ed" and "lnc" drivers in
-current, and thought about
making the same changes to
-stable, but didn't because
of the reason stated above.)
Regards, STefan
PS: If you think you understand
kernel hacking and want to
merge in the -current changes
yourself, I can provide you
with more detailed information
about the required changes.
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