Re: [PATCH] #2 VIA Rhine stalls: TxAbort handling

'Roger Luethi' (rl@hellgate.ch)
Fri, 17 May 2002 18:25:42 +0200


> Well, maybe the fashion of the day. Do `grep karound *.c` in
> ../linux/drivers/net and see all the 'workarounds' that exist for
> chip problems. Some of the problems are induced by the coding and
> most are real hardware problems.

Nobody's debating the need for workarounds. I just prefer to look for a
more subtle method before taking out the sledge-hammer several times a
second(!) to reprogram the chip from scratch.

Roger
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