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Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 19:29:48 -0400
From: Jeff Muizelaar <muizelaar@rogers.com>
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To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] NE2000 driver updates
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Alan Cox wrote:

>
>The ne2000 ordering with the other ISA stuff in space.c is really
>sensitive for older systems. If you get ne2k too early it breaks some
>other cards if it autoprobes, if you get it too late it lets other
>stuff crash the box.
>
>So you might want to keep to Space.c for non pnp stuff if non modular
>  
>
Yeah, patches 1 and 2 do just this.

Are we stuck with Space.c forever? Anyone have any plans for replacing 
it with something more driver-model friendly?

-Jeff

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