Hack/fix omitted from Ethernet-HOWTO and eexpress.c

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From: Rohan Oberoi
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 00:00

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After installing RedHat 5.2 (2.0.36) on a 486DX-66/16 with two Intel
EtherExpress NICs, I noticed the machine would completely hang (dead
screen, no network response -- hard reboot required) practically once
a day.  Recompiling with as many options taken out as possible had no
effect.  

An old copy from DejaNews of the Ethernet-HOWTO mentioned this
hack/fix: replace all instances of "outw(" with "outw_p(" in
drivers/net/eexpress.c.  After recompiling with this change, the
machine has now been up six days without a problem (it does still have
occasional "eth0: CU wedged, status 0140 0000, resetting..." messages
in /var/log/messages, but they no longer freeze the machine).

Does anyone know why this hack/fix was omitted from the HOWTO?  Or
whether there are reasons not to incorporate it into the eexpress.c
distribution?  

Regards,
Rohan.

(PS -- Please remove the obvious from return address if emailing.)

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From: rohan.oberoi@TAKETHISOUTcornell.edu (Rohan Oberoi)
Subject: Hack/fix omitted from Ethernet-HOWTO and eexpress.c
Date: 1999/04/17
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