netdev - Re: [PATCH] e1000e: New pci-express e1000 driver (currently for ICH9 devices only)

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Date:	Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:25:05 -0700
From:	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] e1000e: New pci-express e1000 driver (currently for ICH9
 devices only)

Andi Kleen wrote:
> "Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com> writes:
> 
>> All,
>>
>> Another update on e1000e. Many thanks to Jeff for helping out and
>> getting this going forward. The driver is unfortunately still too
>> large to post, so please use the URL's below to review:
> 
> Just some things I noticed; no comprehensive review

thanks, quick reply to one of the issues below, others I'll take into account 
and look into deeper.


> +       mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies + E1000_ID_INTERVAL);
> Should use round_jiffies to avoid wakeups

actually, not here - we don't want the led to blink unreliably. If the timer 
gets stalled beyond 1/2 a second and is irregular, you'll never be able to 
identify the proper adapter port in you data center.

remember, this is only used once the user invokes 'ethtool -p'


Auke
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