From: Jim M. <jim...@gm...> - 2007-06-30 01:31:06
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Sorry if this is a duplication, I forgot to switch to plain text. On 6/29/07, Jim McCullough <jim...@gm...> 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 <je...@ga...> 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 > > E10...@li... > > 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 -- Jim McCullough "Just because the standard provides a cliff in front of you, you are not necessarily required to jump off it." Norman Diamond |