On Mon, 2006-16-10 at 11:55 -0700, Auke Kok wrote: > jamal wrote: > > I think when the e1000 says via ethtool "rx is on" - it means that it > > is _advertising_ flow control as opposed to detecting partner has flow > > control capability. > > Auke, can you also check this as well? > > Just found this in my todo box - a bit late :( > > yes, that appears to be the correct interpretation: we never read back the > detected FC state from the hardware. >
It sounds to me that ethttool needs to have this semantic fix. IOW, ethttool doesnt differentiate the two items: a) advertised parameters. b) link partner negotiated parameters. and instead #a becomes #b after negotiation. methinks this needs fixing. Dave? Jeff? cheers, jamal - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
