On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:11:55 -0800 "Ayaz Abdulla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would not include this patch until further testing is performed. > NVIDIA MCP chips use 3rd party PHY vendors. By powering down the phy, it > could have adverse affects on certain phys. > > Ayaz > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ayaz Abdulla > Subject: [patch 02/10] forcedeth: power down phy when interface is down > > > From: "Ed Swierk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Bring the physical link down when the interface is down by placing the > PHY > in power-down state, unless WOL is enabled. This mirrors the behavior > of > other drivers including e1000 and tg3. Does this patch actually fix any observeable problem? -- 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
