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Date:	Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:32:45 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Lior Amsalem <alior@...vell.com>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>,
	Jochen De Smet <jochen.armkernel@...hnim.org>,
	Peter Sanford <psanford@...rbuy.io>,
	Ethan Tuttle <ethan@...antuttle.com>,
	Chény Yves-Gael <yves@...ny.fr>,
	Ryan Press <ryan@...sslab.us>,
	Simon Guinot <simon.guinot@...uanux.org>, vdonnefort@...ie.com,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mvneta: properly disable HW PHY polling and ensure adjust_link() works

Hi Thomas!

On Wed, Sep 04, 2013 at 04:21:18PM +0200, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> This commit fixes a long-standing bug that has been reported by many
> users: on some Armada 370 platforms, only the network interface that
> has been used in U-Boot to tftp the kernel works properly in
> Linux. The other network interfaces can see a 'link up', but are
> unable to transmit data. The reports were generally made on the Armada
> 370-based Mirabox, but have also been given on the Armada 370-RD
> board.
(...)
> This patch has been tested on Armada 370 Mirabox, and now both network
> interfaces are usable after boot.

Just as a complementary check, I can also confirm that the OpenBlocks
AX3 continues to work fine after this change.

Best regards!
Willy

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