[Hardy-LBM] e1000e: Update driver to Intel v1.3.17

[Stefan Bader]

On 05.07.2011 16:32, Tim Gardner wrote:
> On 07/05/2011 03:18 AM, Stefan Bader wrote:
>> SRU Justification:
>>
>> Impact: The e1000e driver shipped with Hardy does not support the
>> 82574L cards found on some newer server boards. This prevents any
>> network connection for those.
>>
>> Fix: Pick the latest standalone driver from Intel and replace the
>> current e1000e code in the backports modules package with that.
>>
>> Testcase: Using the new backports driver network card(s) are detected
>> and working. Before that no network card was detected.
>>
>> -Stefan
>>
>> ---
>>
> 
> Have you tested an existing e1000e that _does_ work so we can at least smoke
> test for regression?
> 
> rtg

Not yet. Will have to install Hardy on another box. Sort of trusted Intel to be
correct (which the new code is their standalone driver package). But I can do
that test.

-Stefan