netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 08/12] e1000e: Incorrect function pointer set for force_speed

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Date:	Wed, 12 May 2010 23:32:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, bruce.w.allan@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 08/12] e1000e: Incorrect function pointer
 set for force_speed_duplex on 82577

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 18:01:30 -0700

> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> 
> The force_speed_duplex function pointer was incorrectly set.  Instead of
> calling the 82577-specific version it was calling the m88 version which,
> among other incorrect things, reset the PHY causing autonegotiation to be
> re-enabled in the PHY resulting in the link defaulting to half-duplex.
> The 82577-specific force_speed_duplex function also had an issue where
> it disabled Auto-MDI-X which caused the link to not come up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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