Sorry if this is a duplication, I forgot to switch to plain text.
On 6/29/07, Jim McCullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It goes back to ICH7 for the PCIe support. That also includes models used as plugin PCIe devices. I dont remember if ICH6 erra devices were PCI or PCIe. I'll leave that part for Auke. On 6/29/07, Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew Grover wrote: > > I think making e1000new ICH9-and-newer isn't really the best place to > > split it. The Windows e1000 driver got split on the PCI->PCIe > > transition, something that clearly delineated what nics one driver > > supported, and the other. There's no real technical reason for > > splitting now other than "this was when e1000old collapsed under its > > own weight". > > > > The PCIe adapters are also the first ones to support multiple queues > > IIRC, maybe that would be an another actual technical reason to split > > it there? > > Can knowledgeable people characterize the PCIe adapters somehow? Is > that "ICH8-era and later", or does it go back further than that? > > Jeff > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > E1000-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel > -- Jim McCullough "Just because the standard provides a cliff in front of you, you are not necessarily required to jump off it." Norman Diamond
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