netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] e1000/e1000e/igb MDI-X control implementation

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Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:14:13 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] e1000/e1000e/igb MDI-X control implementation

On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 15:29 -0800, Jesse Brandeburg wrote:
> this patch series is RFC for implemenation, I've briefly tested
> it to make sure I still get link after setting MDI-X and I see
> the status change in ethtool.
> 
> The basic idea is to fill out the MDI-X read functionality with
> some write functionality.
> 
> the e1000e patch is actually what drove this change as some users
> have found wonky switches that must have MDI/MDI-X forced.
[...]

I object to all these for the reasons explained in my comments on the
changes to the ethtool utility.

Ben.

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