Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:04:04 -0500 | | From | Jeff Garzik <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/4] atl1: Main C file for Attansic L1 driver |
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Stephen Hemminger wrote: > What I would like is for the mii core to maintain the bits (like advertising) > in the mii structure and if not running, it should just change the offline > copy, then when link is brought up use the changes that were requested while > link was down. Understand? > > That's why in the skge/sky2, I keep state bits and don't apply them until > link is started. If mii (and phylib) did this, I could use them; but as it > is they require PHY to be powered all the time.
You have the power to change it :) But need to review the other drivers to assess the impact of the change, of course.
Jeff
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