On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:12:16 +0200
des@des.no (Dag-Erling Smrgrav) wrote:
> 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.
And I think you explained exactly why he changed it. ;)
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Tom Rhodes