netdev - [PATCH 0/3] NetXen: 1G/10G Ethernet Driver updates

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Date:	Mon, 5 Feb 2007 07:31:17 -0800
From:	"Amit S. Kale" <amitkale@...xen.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	amitkale@...xen.com, jeff@...zik.org, netxenproj@...syssoft.com,
	rob@...xen.com, sanjeev@...xen.com, wendyx@...ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 0/3] NetXen: 1G/10G Ethernet Driver updates

Hi All,

I will be sending NetXen: 1G/10G Ethernet Driver updates with respect to 
netdev #master in the subsequent emails.

We have incorporated the feedbacks we got for the patch on the ethtool 
support for user level tools, except for these:

Jeff Garzik wrote:
>is it ok to return without re-locking flash?

After flashing, we have to reboot the machine before we can use
the newer flash. So re-locking is not necessary.
Also its not possible to detect the end of flashing process, so as 
to lock the flash after that.

>>       netxen_nic_reg_write(adapter, NETXEN_ROMUSB_ROM_ABYTE_CNT, 0);
>> -     udelay(100);            /* prevent bursting on CRB */
>> +     udelay(70);             /* prevent bursting on CRB */
Jeff Garzik wrote:
>why?

This is only to reduce the flashing time.

Thanks,
--Amit
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