Someone just pointed out a rather big typo I made. I meant to say "not exactly the same" instead of "exactly the same". Rather big difference there. :)
Sorry, -Don >-----Original Message----- >From: Skidmore, Donald C >Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 3:06 PM >To: 'Loo, James'; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: RE: regarding ixgbe and igb drivers > >Hi James, > >The drivers on source forge are exactly the same as the drivers included >in the kernel. The major difference being the source forge drivers have >kcompat code and thus should work on older kernels back to the 2.4 time >frame. While a driver in a given kernel will only be intended to work >for that given kernel. If you want to get close you could look at the >version number of the driver in 2.6.37 (I don't remember it off the top >of my head) and find a close version on Source Forge. > >As for the spec sheets they are all on Source forge too. > >http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/ > >For ixgbe you would want ether the 82598 and 82599 Manual's as those are >the devices that are supported. > >Thanks, >Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidm...@intel.com> > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Loo, James [mailto:james....@netapp.com] >>Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:48 PM >>To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>Subject: [E1000-devel] regarding ixgbe and igb drivers >> >>Hello, >> >> >> >>My name is James Loo from NetApp. I'm working with ixgbe and igb >drivers >>that came with 2.6.37. I'd like to add 'flash_device' ethtool_ops to >>these drivers and wondering why it was not implemented. Is this feature >>not needed or supported by the HW? I would appreciate any info, tips, >>and technical references in the datasheets to help me get started. >> >> >> >>Thank you >> >>James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
