netdev - Re: [PATCH] [9/11] pasemi_mac: clear out old errors on interface open

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Message-ID: <4703D568.6000000@pobox.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:46:16 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [9/11] pasemi_mac: clear out old errors on interface
 open

Olof Johansson wrote:
> pasemi_mac: clear out old errors on interface open
> 
> Clear out any pending errors when an interface is brought up. Since the bits
> are sticky, they might be from interface shutdown time after firmware has
> used it, etc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>

In general, interface-open should completely reset and initialize the 
hardware.  does pasemi_mac not do that?

	Jeff



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