netdev - Re: [PATCH net 6/6] bnx2x: Fix ethtool advertisement

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Date:	Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:19:52 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Yaniv Rosner <yanivr@...adcom.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, eilong@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 6/6] bnx2x: Fix ethtool advertisement

On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 09:47 +0300, Yaniv Rosner wrote:
> Enable changing advertisement settings via ethtool and fix
> flow-control advertisement when autoneg flow-control is disabled.
[...]
> diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
> index f74582a..42c7be1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
> @@ -2125,6 +2125,12 @@ static int bnx2x_set_spio(struct bnx2x *bp, int spio_num, u32 mode)
>  void bnx2x_calc_fc_adv(struct bnx2x *bp)
>  {
>  	u8 cfg_idx = bnx2x_get_link_cfg_idx(bp);
> +	if (bp->link_params.req_flow_ctrl[cfg_idx] != BNX2X_FLOW_CTRL_AUTO) {
> +		bp->port.advertising[cfg_idx] &= ~(ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause |
> +						   ADVERTISED_Pause);
> +		return;
> +	}
[...]

I think you should still advertise the flow control behaviour you want,
even if you will override the result of autonegotiation.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.

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