[BK PATCHES] net driver merges

[Jeff Garzik]

(note to others -- more coming, the queue isn't empty yet)

Linus, please do a

	bk pull bk://kernel.bkbits.net/jgarzik/net-drivers-2.5

Others may download

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/patchkits/2.5/2.5.74-bk5-netdrvr1.patch.bz2

This will update the following files:

 drivers/net/8139too.c             |    2 
 drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h         |    1 
 drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c |    5 -
 drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c      |   59 ++++++++++--
 drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.h      |   18 +++
 drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c    |  186 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 drivers/net/via-rhine.c           |   36 +++++--
 7 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)

through these ChangeSets:

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1431)
   [e1000] misc cleanup
   
   * whitespace cleanup
   * removal of unused members of netdev priv struct
   * extendable arrangement of h/w reset logic

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1430)
   [e1000] s/int/unsigned int/ for descriptor ring indexes
   
   * Perf cleanup: s/int/unsigned int/ for descriptor ring indexes
     [suggestion by Jeff Garzik].
   * Perf cleanup: cache references to ring elements using local pointer

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1429)
   [e1000] h/w workaround for mis-fused parts
   
   * h/w workaround: several 10's of thousands of 82547 controllers where
     mis-fused during manufacturing, resulting in PHY Tx amplitude to be
     too high and out of spec.  This workaround detects those parts, and
     compensates the Tx amplitude by subtracting ~80mV.

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1428)
   [e1000] ethtool diag cleanup
   
   * Cleanup: ethtool diags: only reset if not if_running.

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1427)
   [e1000] alloc_etherdev failure didn't cleanup regions
   
   * Bug fix: alloc_etherdev failure didn't cleanup regions in probe.

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1426)
   [e1000] missing Tx cleanup opportunities during intr handling
   
   * Bug fix: missing Tx cleanup opportunities during interrupt handling.

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1425)
   [e1000] fix VLAN support on PPC64
   
   * Bug fix: fix VLAN support on PPC64 [Mark Rakes ([e-mail])]

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1424)
   [e1000] request_irq() failure resulted in freeing twice
   
   * Bug fix: request_irq() failure resulted in freeing resources twice!
     [Don Fry ([e-mail])]

<[e-mail]> (03/07/08 1.1423)
   [PATCH] via-rhine 1.18-2.5: Fix Rhine-I regression
   
   This patch addresses a minor regression reported by Rhine-I users (leading
   to occasional Tx timeouts).
   
   I also merged some cosmetic changes.

<[e-mail]> (03/07/05 1.1422)
   [netdrvr 8139too] fix debug printk
   
   printk args had been accidentally reversed