netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 3/9] e1000e: provide family-specific PHY power up/down operations

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Message-Id: <20091202.003749.173515426.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:37:49 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, bruce.w.allan@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 3/9] e1000e: provide family-specific PHY
 power up/down operations

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:47:22 -0800

> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> 
> The different families (80003es2lan, 8257x, ICHx/PCH) supported by the
> driver each have their own conditions when the PHY can be powered down.
> This patch rewrites the PHY power up/down code to fit with the family-
> specific style used in the driver.  All pre-existing calls to power up or
> down the PHY remain untouched.  A new call to power down the PHY when
> removing the driver when the interface is down replaces the current call
> to reset the PHY in order to reduce power consumption.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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