On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 01:21:45AM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 01:22:37AM -0700, Matt Taggart wrote: > > Package: linux-2.6 > > Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 > > > > Last September Matt Domsch <matt_dom...@dell.com> reported a problem where, > > due to the difference in the way the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels walk the PCI bus, > > on some systems drivers (mainly NIC drivers) were discovering and naming > > devices in different orders from 2.4 to 2.6. The problem, potential > > solutions, and proposed patch are at > > > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdif > > f;h=6b4b78fed47e7380dfe9280b154e8b9bfcd4c86c [snip] > > I am filing this bug against a specific version of linux-2.6, but it > > affects all older 2.6 kernels and all newer 2.6 kernels up to the point the > > above patches made it into a debian kernel (the first patch was in upstream > > 2.6.19 at least). > > Matt, > this patch was never backported to the 2.6.18 kernel. > Since most systems should be upgraded to Etch by now I think we should just > close this bug. Do you agree? > > (Also all NICs are covered the persistent-net-rules udev rule)
yes, I agree. -- Matt Domsch Linux Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org