Re: [PATCH] 3c59x: read current link status from phy

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

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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