On 5/2/07, Rafal Bilski <[email protected]> wrote:
What about module option?
Looks ok to me, if this is the preferred route.
---
drivers/net/natsemi.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
index 349b96a..933e106 100644
--- a/drivers/net/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ static int rx_copybreak;
static int options[MAX_UNITS];
static int full_duplex[MAX_UNITS];
+/* Used to disable "is PHY alive" check for compatibility with broken
+ * designs using rev. C chips. */
+static int disable_phy_check;
+
/* Operational parameters that are set at compile time. */
/* Keep the ring sizes a power of two for compile efficiency.
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ module_param(debug, int, 0);
module_param(rx_copybreak, int, 0);
module_param_array(options, int, NULL, 0);
module_param_array(full_duplex, int, NULL, 0);
+module_param(disable_phy_check, int, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(mtu, "DP8381x MTU (all boards)");
MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "DP8381x default debug level");
MODULE_PARM_DESC(rx_copybreak,
@@ -148,6 +153,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(rx_copybreak,
MODULE_PARM_DESC(options,
"DP8381x: Bits 0-3: media type, bit 17: full duplex");
MODULE_PARM_DESC(full_duplex, "DP8381x full duplex setting(s) (1)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_phy_check, "DP8381[56]: PHY lockup check disable"
+ " (all boards)");
/*
Theory of Operation
@@ -1753,7 +1760,7 @@ static void netdev_timer(unsigned long data)
writew(1, ioaddr+PGSEL);
dspcfg = readw(ioaddr+DSPCFG);
writew(0, ioaddr+PGSEL);
- if (dspcfg != np->dspcfg) {
+ if (!disable_phy_check && dspcfg != np->dspcfg) {
if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
if (netif_msg_hw(np))
--
-
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