Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 08 Sep 2005 20:01:31 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 3c59x: read current link status from phy |
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Tommy Christensen wrote: > Andrew Morton wrote: > >> Should we also decrease the polling interval? Perhaps only when the >> cable >> is unplugged? > > > Sounds like a plan. 60 seconds certainly strikes me as being very slow. > OTOH, I'm not aware of the reasoning behind this choice in the first place. > It might make sense for some odd setups. > > Since I don't even have any HW to play around with, I think I'll step > down for now.
The standard for Becker drivers is 5 seconds if link is down, and 60 seconds if link is up, IIRC.
Jeff
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