From: "Michael Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:36:08 -0700

> Add a reset_phy parameter to tg3_reset_hw() and tg3_init_hw(). With
> the full chip reset during MAC address change, the automatic PHY reset
> during chip reset will cause a link down and bonding will not work
> properly as a result. With this reset_phy parameter, we can do a chip
> reset without link down when changing MAC address or MTU.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gary Zambrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Applied.

Doesn't the signalling interface between the MAC and the
PHY get reset during a chip reset and couldn't that cause
problems if we bypass the PHY reset?

Thanks.
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