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author | wpaul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-11-16 19:56:09 +0000 |
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committer | wpaul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-11-16 19:56:09 +0000 |
commit | 7d8c4474eabedfa44c889c93748c3dbd3de0b9e2 (patch) | |
tree | 40f1e0bdb0ea1b5a3549ca34373604149d3c4edb /UPDATING | |
parent | b593b76bee29d3f6951bb3facde86725c3061964 (diff) | |
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When checking the device code in the probe routine, leave the chip in
16-bit mode. Technically, pcn_probe() is destructive because once the
chip goes into 32-bit mode, the only way to get it out again is a
hardware reset. And once the device is in 32-bit mode, the lnc driver
won't be able to talk to it. So if pcn_probe() is called before the
lnc probe routine, and pcn_probe() rejects the chip as one it doesn't
support, the lnc driver will be SOL.
I don't like this. I think it's a design flaw that you can't switch
the chip out of 32-bit mode once it's selected. The only 'right'
solution is for the pcn driver to support all of the PCI devices
in 32-bit mode, however I don't have samples of all the PCnet series
cards for testing.
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