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Subject: Re: [patch 02/10] forcedeth: power down phy when interface is
down
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:53:58 -0800
Ed Swierk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/13/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does this patch actually fix any observeable
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.
Signed-off-by: Ed Swierk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Jeff Garzik [EMAIL
, 2007 4:03 PM
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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
On 12/13/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does this patch actually fix any observeable problem?
Without the patch, ifconfig down leaves the physical link up, which
confuses datacenter users who expect the link lights both on the NIC
and the switch to go out when they bring an interface
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Subject: [patch 02/10] forcedeth: power down phy when interface is down
From: Ed Swierk
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:53:58 -0800
Ed Swierk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/13/07, Andrew Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does this patch actually fix any observeable problem?
Without the patch, ifconfig down leaves the physical link up, which
confuses datacenter users who expect the link
