netdev - Re: [PATCH 9/13] tg3: Prescaler fix

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Message-Id: <20071112.211841.238922018.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:18:41 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mcarlson@...adcom.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, andy@...yhouse.net, mchan@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/13] tg3: Prescaler fix

From: "Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:38:59 -0800

> Internal hardware timers become inaccurate after link events.  Clock
> frequency switches performed by the CPMU fail to adjust timer
> prescalers.  The fix is to detect core clock frequency changes during
> link events and adjust the timer prescalers accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>

This CPMU seems very sensitive in it's MAC/PHY interactions.
:-)

Patch applied, thanks!
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