Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261166AbTETUrf (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 May 2003 16:47:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261181AbTETUrf (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 May 2003 16:47:35 -0400 Received: from fmr01.intel.com ([192.55.52.18]:61151 "EHLO hermes.fm.intel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261166AbTETUre convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 May 2003 16:47:34 -0400 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0 Subject: RE: [Patch] e100 driver patch for 2.5 - option to restore old behavio r Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:00:30 -0700 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [Patch] e100 driver patch for 2.5 - option to restore old behavio r Thread-Index: AcMe+Ilda5jKCTMcQZ+Ewm/pxVke6gAF2u0g From: "Feldman, Scott" To: "Downing, Thomas" , Cc: , , , "Linux NICS" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 May 2003 21:00:31.0285 (UTC) FILETIME=[D958BE50:01C31F12] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 900 Lines: 22 > These patches add a module parameter to restore older > EEPROM behavior to the Intel e100 NIC driver. We want the check to fail to detect mis-programmed eeproms. The checksum test isn't conclusive, but it does provide an indication something is wrong. > We have lots of boxen that for some reason always fail the > checksum, but the E100 NIC operates just fine. Others might > have the same issue. The assumption is that the eeprom was programmed correctly in manufacturing, so your nics were 1) mis-programmed during manufacturing, or 2) modified later using some tool. Follow-up with linux.nics@intel.com to make sure 1) isn't the case. -scott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/