Re: Patch to support drivers compiled into the kernel

[Alexander Sack <asac ubuntu com>]

On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 09:54:51AM -0500, Bill C Riemers wrote:
> Currently, NetworkManager ignores any network driver that does not have
> a loadable module associated with it.   This is a problem, when the
> network driver has been compiled directly into the kernel.  This is
> typically done for coLinux, and other environments where a loadable
> module network driver is not supported.
> 
> The following patch marks the driver for such devices as "<kernel>", so
> that NetworkManager will not ignore them.   However, NetworkManager will
> still ignore network devices which do not have a driver associated with
> them and is not built-in as part of the kernel.

I would think its not a general issue for built-in things, but rather
something related to the special colinux thing.

For instance, I know that virtual devices have such an originating
device. I guess your device is such a virtual device?

 - Alexander