Re: [PATCH] de4x5.c [was Re: pre-2.1.116-1 breaks Cyrix 6x86 support]

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:29:51 -0700 (PDT)

On 11 Aug 1998, Zlatko Calusic wrote:
>
> Patch allows the kernel to be compiled with egcs/pgcc/gcc 2.8 (without
> it kernel would Oops in the early booting stage) and helps to get rid
> of the annoying messages also during boot stage (see below). David
> wrote the patch, I'm just trying to get it in before the code freezes. :)

I really don't want to have this patch, because it reverts to the old
"index" based PCI probe stuff, which is something we want to get rid or
rather than support.

I'd be much happier with somebody finding the cause for de4x5 trying to
probe the same device 8 times..

Linus

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