netdev - Re: [PATCH] forcedeth bug fix: realtek phy 8211c errata

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Message-Id: <20080729145632.663435f1.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:56:32 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>
Cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com, manfred@...orfullife.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] forcedeth bug fix: realtek phy 8211c errata

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:31:29 -0400
Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com> wrote:

> This patch adds support for the realtek 8211c phy. The driver must 
> perform a hardware reset of the phy due to an errata where the phy could 
> not detect the link.

Would you consider this fix to be needed in 2.6.25.x?  2.6.26.x?

The patch applies OK to 2.6.26, but gets lots of rejects against 2.6.25.

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