Subject: Re: moving away from BROKEN_INDIRECT_CONFIG
To: Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/13/1998 10:04:50
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:11:03 +0100 (MET) 
 Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de> wrote:

 > if_fe: The driver could be split into 3 frontends:
 > 	-Fujitsu FMV-180
 > 	-Allied-Telesis AT1700/RE2000
 > 	-Fujitsu MBH10302 (PCMCIA).
 > 	Is it worth the effort?

I believe Enami is working on this, so he can use his Fujitsu-based PCMCIA
card...

 > if_ie: The driver could be split into 3 frontends:
 > 	-AT&T StarLAN/EN100
 > 	-3c507
 > 	-Intel EtherExpress 16,
 > 	and the machine independant i82586 backend
 > 	could be used.
 > 	Is it worth the effort?

pk and Rafal Boni are working on this one...

The other two, I dunno :-)

I'm very happy that this is almost done!

 > pas: The card is set to a soundblaster-compatible mode
 > 	in the probe function.
 > 	This means probably that the PAS specific probe
 > 	parts don't work anymore after this - but they are
 > 	needed in attach() for proper identification.
 > 	Can it be reset to PAS mode?
 > 
 > pss: The driver looks broken: The attach arg for the sp
 > 	part is different in its probe and attach functions.
 > 	Does it work?

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