> So the issue on sparc was that the device is relied on by the > SS-5 platform code (it sounds like sun4m has this device on-board at > a fixed offset, non-pci), but not initialized properly due to the lack > of -net nic? Should sun4m imply -net nic,model=lance then? It doesn't > make much sense to me to ever turn the lance port off, if its > integrated into the platform itself (not a daughter card).
It looks like it should be fairly easy to make sun4m-without-lance work. While this might not be a particularly useful/realistic combination, I think it's worth having consistent -net bahavior. Paul