netdev - Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: updated phy errata

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Message-Id: <20090904.150015.247320928.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:00:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	aabdulla@...dia.com
Cc:	manfred@...orfullife.com, akpm@...l.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: updated phy errata

From: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:57:59 -0400

> Unfortunately, the phy vendors don't want us exposing the meaning of
> their non-standard bits.

So when you go away and some other developer tries to debug a problem
in this area, then what happens?  Do they just guess what those bits
mean?

Sorry, this sort of situation is unacceptable in this modern day and
age.  You'll need to work this out before I'm willing to take the
patch.
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