Re: [elliot@rpath.com: anaconda: Assume there is link on devices that don't support the required ioctls]

[Jeremy Katz <katzj redhat com>]

On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 19:29 -0400, Matt Wilson wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 05:09:46PM -0400, Jeremy Katz wrote:
> > 
> > Why not fix the drivers instead of papering over the problem?
> 
> You might be able to read bit 2 (GDLNK) of the mode configuration
> register (MCR) of a *real* 8390, but I don't think that the qemu hw
> emulation has the bit set properly...  I don't see where qemu handles
> MCR read/writes at all...

The qemu source is available too ;-)

> It doesn't seem unreasonable to assume the link is up if the ioctls
> are not supported by a driver.

Except for the cases from when this whole link checking stuff was added
where drivers didn't support things and didn't have instant link up.  So
the wait is the price you pay for poor drivers.

> Meanwhile, Elliot - you might want to use one of the other ethernet
> cards emulated by qemu like the rtl8139.

Indeed, I'd recommend this in any case.  ne2k is slloooowwww

Jeremy