Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/9] e100 driver conversion
From: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
To: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
       Daniel Phillips <phillips@google.com>,
       Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
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Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:18:03 +0200
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On Tue, 2006-08-08 at 13:13 -0700, Auke Kok wrote:
> Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > Update the driver to make use of the netdev_alloc_skb() API and the
> > NETIF_F_MEMALLOC feature.
> 
> this should be done in two separate patches. I should take care of the netdev_alloc_skb()
> part too for e100 (which I've already queued internally), also since ixgb still needs it.
> 
> do you have any plans to visit ixgb for this change too?

Well, all drivers are queued, these were just the ones I have hardware
for in running systems (except wireless).

Since this patch-set is essentially a RFC, your patch will likely hit
mainline ere this one, at that point I'll rebase.

For future patches I'll split up in two if people are so inclined.


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