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From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/gx if_gx.c if_gxreg.h if_gxvar.h
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Steve Kargl wrote:

> Add '#include "if_wx.h"' to if_wx.c.
>
> cat > if_wx.h
> #error "The wx device has been supereed by the gx device.

The problem with that is that if someone recompiles GENERIC, they'll
suddenly have a kernel with gx instead of wx, which will detect their
network card, but not use it upon boot.

Subtle, but potentially very annoying for someone with a remotely
colocated box doing a remote kernel upgrade.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack


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