Re: A testing NIC driver question?

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Dennis wrote:
> 
> At 02:50 PM 11/30/2001, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >Dennis wrote:
> > > I can lock up the eepro driver in about 15 seconds firing 30k pps at it in
> > > bridged mode. The Just FYI. The problem with most diagnostics is that they
> > > test a normal case and not a worst case.  Some solace is that the e100
> > > driver is worse.
> >
> >FWIW Tim Hockin seems to have eepro100 docs -and- some fixes to eepro100
> >which are more stable at heavy load than eepro100.c [2.4 or becker] and
> >e100.c.
> 
> If he has the eepro100 docs....hes not allowed to release any code, unless
> intel has changed their NDA policy.

It's a complicated legal situation that he can explain better.  He
definitely has docs, and through the magic of the NDA his company signed
with Intel, apparently he can indeed release his work.

	Jeff


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