netdev - Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx: Fix code for spec changes of 2/7/2007

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Date:	Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:17:09 -0500
From:	Joseph Jezak <josejx@...too.org>
To:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
CC:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	John Linville <linville@...driver.com>,
	Bcm43xx-dev@...ts.berlios.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx: Fix code for spec changes of 2/7/2007

> 
> The specs are unclear at this point:
> "Write the value to the offset"
> Offset in which register type?

PHY Register.  I've clarified it in the specs, I think this was said 
before, I made it worse when I cleaned it up.

>>  	// Initialization
>> -	if (phy->version == 0) {
>> +	if (phy->analog == 0) {
>>  		bcm43xx_write16(bcm, 0x03E6, 0x0122);
>>  	} else {
>> -		if (phy->version >= 2)
>> -			bcm43xx_write16(bcm, 0x03E6, 0x0040);
>> +		if (phy->analog >= 2)
>> +			bcm43xx_write16(bcm, 0x0003, (bcm43xx_read16(bcm, 0x0003)
>> +					& 0xFFBF) | 0x0040);
> 
> I think here is a specs bug.

This is correct.  Why do you think it's a specs bug?

-Joe
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