Fix and update VIA Rhine description at least for 2.5 (I'll do 2.4, too, if
there's interest). Removed "experimental" flag for Rhine MMIO while I was
at it. Just barely resisted the temptation to make VIA Rhine conflict with
IO-APIC -- that seems to emerge as a fatal combo.
Please apply.
Roger
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--- linux-2.5.50/drivers/net/Kconfig.orig	Sun Dec  8 00:29:44 2002
+++ linux-2.5.50/drivers/net/Kconfig	Sun Dec  8 01:00:40 2002
@@ -1426,8 +1426,10 @@
 	tristate "VIA Rhine support"
 	depends on NET_PCI && PCI
 	help
-	  If you have a VIA "rhine" based network card (Rhine-I (3043) or
-	  Rhine-2 (VT86c100A)), say Y here.
+	  If you have a VIA "Rhine" based network card (Rhine-I (VT86C100A),
+	  Rhine-II (VT6102), or Rhine-III (VT6105)), say Y here. Rhine-type
+	  Ethernet functions can also be found integrated on South Bridges
+	  (e.g. VT8235).
 
 	  This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
 	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
@@ -1436,15 +1438,15 @@
 	  well as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
 
 config VIA_RHINE_MMIO
-	bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on VIA_RHINE && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
+	depends on VIA_RHINE
 	help
 	  This instructs the driver to use PCI shared memory (MMIO) instead of
 	  programmed I/O ports (PIO). Enabling this gives an improvement in
 	  processing time in parts of the driver.
 
-	  It is not known if this works reliably on all "rhine" based cards,
-	  but it has been tested successfully on some DFE-530TX adapters.
+	  It is not known if this works reliably on all "Rhine" based cards,
+	  but it has been tested successfully on several adapters.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
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