Re: [PATCH] ethtool: Remove Duplex info from CTRL register dump

2006-03-04 Thread Jeff Garzik
Kirsher, Jeffrey T wrote: Sorry. The duplex control register is used for setting the driver and is not necessary for debug purposes. The value of the duplex control register is what the register's current value is and may not reflect the correct status of the current connection. That is what t

Re: [PATCH ] ethtool: Remove duplex info from CTRL register dump

2006-01-17 Thread Jeff Garzik
cramerj wrote: applied, after replacing "ethtool:" with "e1000:" in the subject line. Even if it's modifying the ethtool app? As long as it doesn't confuse your scripts, I suppose. ethtool is a separate project. Since the email contents are copied into the ethtool project changelog, havin

RE: [PATCH ] ethtool: Remove duplex info from CTRL register dump

2006-01-17 Thread cramerj
> > applied, after replacing "ethtool:" with "e1000:" in the subject line. Even if it's modifying the ethtool app? As long as it doesn't confuse your scripts, I suppose. -Jeb - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More m

Re: [PATCH ] ethtool: Remove duplex info from CTRL register dump

2006-01-17 Thread Jeff Garzik
Jeff Kirsher wrote: The duplex control register is used for setting the driver and is not necessary for debug purposes. The value of the duplex control register is what the register's current value is and may not reflect the correct status of te current connection. That is what the duplex statu

[PATCH ] ethtool: Remove duplex info from CTRL register dump

2006-01-11 Thread Jeff Kirsher
The duplex control register is used for setting the driver and is not necessary for debug purposes. The value of the duplex control register is what the register's current value is and may not reflect the correct status of te current connection. That is what the duplex status register is used for

Resend [PATCH] ethtool: Remove Duplex info from CTRL register dump

2005-11-09 Thread Jeff Kirsher
Removes duplex information from the control register dump when ethtool -d is called. The duplex control register is used for setting the driver and is not necessary for debug purposes. The value of the duplex control register is what the register's current value is and may not reflect the correct