path: root/drivers/net/3c527.c

/* 3c527.c: 3Com Etherlink/MC32 driver for Linux 2.4 and 2.6.
 *
 *	(c) Copyright 1998 Red Hat Software Inc
 *	Written by Alan Cox. 
 *	Further debugging by Carl Drougge.
 *      Initial SMP support by Felipe W Damasio <felipewd@terra.com.br>
 *      Heavily modified by Richard Procter <rnp@paradise.net.nz>
 *
 *	Based on skeleton.c written 1993-94 by Donald Becker and ne2.c
 *	(for the MCA stuff) written by Wim Dumon.
 *
 *	Thanks to 3Com for making this possible by providing me with the
 *	documentation.
 *
 *	This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
 *	of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
 *
 */

#define DRV_NAME		"3c527"
#define DRV_VERSION		"0.7-SMP"
#define DRV_RELDATE		"2003/09/21"

static const char *version =
DRV_NAME ".c:v" DRV_VERSION " " DRV_RELDATE " Richard Procter <rnp@paradise.net.nz>\n";

/**
 * DOC: Traps for the unwary
 *
 *	The diagram (Figure 1-1) and the POS summary disagree with the
 *	"Interrupt Level" section in the manual.
 *
 *	The manual contradicts itself when describing the minimum number 
 *	buffers in the 'configure lists' command. 
 *	My card accepts a buffer config of 4/4. 
 *
 *	Setting the SAV BP bit does not save bad packets, but
 *	only enables RX on-card stats collection. 
 *
 *	The documentation in places seems to miss things. In actual fact