Subject: Re: [RFT] Realtek 8168 ethernet support

From: Jeff Garzik <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:40:05 -0400

Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> Conversely, any reason to use the RealTek r1000 driver?

FWIW, RealTek emailed me about merging r1000.  I suggested that, if the 
register sets were similar, that r8169 should be updated instead, to 
preserve compatibility with existing users (and not lose existing work).

	Jeff