PowerPC Virtual Ethernet driver
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PATCH 1/1 PowerPC Virtual Ethernet driver
Marcelo,
This patch adds the inter-partition Virtual Ethernet driver for newer IBM iSeries and pSeries systems... It applies against your latest tree (2.4.27-pre2)... Jeff Garzik approved it a while ago and it has the latests bug fixes from the 2.6 version...
Please apply,
Thanks...
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Santiago A. Leon Power Linux Development IBM Linux Technology Center
Documentation/Configure.help +10 -0
@@ -13420,6 +13420,16 @@ under Linux, say Y here (you must also remember to enable the driver for your HIPPI card below). Most people will say N here. +IBM PowerPC Virtual Ethernet driver support +CONFIG_IBMVETH + This driver supports virtual ethernet adapters on newer IBM iSeries + and pSeries systems. + + If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be + inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want), + say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module + will be called ibmveth.o. + Essential RoadRunner HIPPI PCI adapter support CONFIG_ROADRUNNER Say Y here if this is your PCI HIPPI network card.
drivers/net/Config.in +4 -0
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ fi fi +if [ "$CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES" = "y" ]; then + dep_tristate 'IBM PowerPC Virtual Ethernet driver support' CONFIG_IBMVETH $CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES +fi + dep_tristate 'PLIP (parallel port) support' CONFIG_PLIP $CONFIG_PARPORT tristate 'PPP (point-to-point protocol) support' CONFIG_PPP
drivers/net/Makefile +2 -0
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_SMC91C92) += mii.o obj-$(CONFIG_USB_USBNET) += mii.o +obj-$(CONFIG_IBMVETH) += ibmveth.o + ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_ACORN),y) mod-subdirs += ../acorn/net subdir-y += ../acorn/net
drivers/net/ibmveth.c new file +1135 -0
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drivers/net/ibmveth.h new file +152 -0
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Quoted 3 lines · Santiago Leon
Marcelo,
This patch adds the inter-partition Virtual Ethernet driver for newer IBM iSeries and pSeries systems... It applies against your latest tree (2.4.27-pre2)... Jeff Garzik approved it a while ago and it has the latests bug fixes from the 2.6 version...
I've already sent it to Marcelo, it's waiting for him to apply.
Jeff