>From NetGear's tulip.c driver:
/* tulip.c: A DEC 21040-family ethernet driver for Linux. */
/*
This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
of the GNU Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
This driver is for the Digital "Tulip" ethernet adapter interface.
It should work with most DEC 21*4*-based chips/ethercards, as well as
PNIC and MXIC chips.
This program was originally written and maintained by Donald Becker
who may be reached at becker@CESDIS.gsfc.nasa.gov, or C/O Center
of Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences Code 930.5,
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD 20771.
The program is further modified and customized for use in the
Netgear FA310TX series of Fast Ethernet PCI adapter cards. For
customer support, please call your local Netgear technical support.
*/
static const char version[] = "tulip.c:v0.89K 8/8/98 Originally written by
becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov\nDriver modified by Netgear for
FA310TX\nNetgear technical support: support@netgear.matrixx.net\n";
diffing the driver aginst the standard tulip.c you will see a LOT of
changes. I use the NetGear tulip.c on my systems and I am very happy. Not
to mention performance changes between the standard tulip.c and the NetGear
version. Jumbo frame sizes.. etc. I think Alan's idea to make the NetGear
version of tulip.c seperate is a cool one.
-B
At 11:43 PM 3/24/99 -0600, you wrote:
>On 24 Mar, david parsons spewed forth:
>:: In article <linux.kernel.m10Q1Ey-0007U1C@the-village.bc.nu>,
>:: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>:: >> was just wondering what keeps us from including that tulip.c in the
>:: >> kernel as a driver for NetGear cards. Maybe as netgear.c? I was (just
>:: .
>:: .
>:: .
>::
>:: >The current tulip driver handles all these various pseudo tulip
abominations.
>::
>:: Out of curiosity, why do you refer to the Tulip clones as
>:: `abominations'? I'm running a few of them in high-performance
>:: network servers, and, with the netgear tulip.c they seem to be (on
>:: the basis of performance and looking at error logs) about as nice as
>:: I would want any ethernet card to be.
>::
>:: ____
>
>
>I didn't know that the tulip.c was 'adjusted' already. I always just
>copy NetGear's tulip.c over the one that comes with the kernel, and
>compile away.
>
>Personally, I'm with David. NetGear can hardly be classified as a
>'pseudo tulip abomination'. NetGear makes some very high-quality
>hardware, and I like them. Just because it doesn't say "DEC" on the
>chip doesn't mean it's bad! ;) Which is kinda why I'd asked about a
>separate driver. Heck, *my* NetGears don't even have any DEC chips on
>them!
>
>All in fun,
>--
>Matthew Vanecek
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