[email protected] wrote:
From: Bernard Lee <[email protected]>
Setting bit 4 & 5 alone in 8139too module media option does not really
force 100Mbps full-duplex mode. When media option bit 0-3 is cleared,
8139too module does not force media setting. Therefore, bit 0-3 requires
to be set for bit 4 & 5 to take effect. The hidden bit 0-3 setting is not
stated in module description.
It can be fixed by changing rtl8139_private structure default_port bitfield
from 4-bit to 6-bit.
Besides, module media bit 9 is a duplicate of bit 4 (full-duplex). It is
suggested that bit 9 is freed. A remark is added to module description
that bit 0 can be used to force setting. It helps to clarify 10Mbps
half-duplex mode.
Signed-off-by: Bernard Lee <[email protected]>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/8139too.c | 8 ++++----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
(re-replying, just to refresh everybody on the status)
The status of this patch is HOLD, and has been for months.
AFAICS this is a behavior change that differs from other Becker-derived
drivers. I would suggest looking at other drivers.
Furthermore, people should be using ethtool to set media. Rather than
changing the behavior of this module parameter to be non-standard, I
feel it is better to (a) leave it as is or (b) remove it completely.
Jeff
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