Re: cvs commit: src/sys/modules Makefile

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Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no>
Date
18 Aug 2006 14:12:31
Subject
Re: cvs commit: src/sys/modules Makefile
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Christian Brueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> Log:
> Follow the lead of mxgb(4) and build the module for ixgb(4).
>
> Originally it wasn't enabled since the hardware wasn't commonplace,
> but as 10GE hardware is becoming more widely used, building the module
> by default should be beneficial.

I don't understand the reasoning for the previous state. What does it
matter how common the hardware is? If the driver is in the tree, it
should be built.

DES
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