netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/7] tg3: MII => TP

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Date:	Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:00:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mchan@...adcom.com
Cc:	mcarlson@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, andy@...yhouse.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] tg3: MII => TP

From: "Michael Chan" <mchan@...adcom.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:49:25 -0700

> MII in this ethtool context means an MII connector on the card
> that can connect to an external transceiver, right?
> 
> Or does it mean internal MII interface to the PHY?

Good question.  Looking at drivers it's set randomly.

Probably you are right and it's supposed to mean you can specify
PORT_MII in ethtool_cmd->port to select the external MII connector.

Please resubmit this change after the PCI error recovery
issues are resolved.

Thanks.
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