Re: [PATCH] eisa.ids: Add Network Peripherals FDDI boards

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Tue Jun 02 2009 - 04:34:46 EST


On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:28:23 -0700
Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, 31 May 2009 00:54:26 +0100 (BST) "Maciej W. Rozycki"
> <macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Add EISA IDs for Network Peripherals FDDI boards. Descriptions
> > taken from the respective EISA configuration files.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > It's unlikely we'll ever support these cards, the problem being
> > the lack of documentation. Assuming the policy for the EISA ID
> > database is the same as for PCI I'm sending these entries for the
> > sake of completeness.
> >
> > Please apply.
> >
> > Maciej
> >
> > patch-mips-2.6.27-rc8-20081004-npi-eisa-0
> > Index: linux-mips-2.6.27-rc8-20081004-dolch/drivers/eisa/eisa.ids
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-mips-2.6.27-rc8-20081004-dolch.orig/drivers/eisa/eisa.ids
> > +++ linux-mips-2.6.27-rc8-20081004-dolch/drivers/eisa/eisa.ids
>
> Gee. Nobody has altered that file in six years. Then again, few new
> EISA cards have been designed in that time...
>

Oh well, maybe it is worth it, if only for the archaeological value...

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

M.
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