Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:17:02 -0800 | From | Stephen Hemminger <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/4] atl1: Main C file for Attansic L1 driver |
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:04:04 -0500 Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
> 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.
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