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Date:	Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:18:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, mjg@...hat.com,
	bruce.w.allan@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH] e1000e: enable/disable ASPM L0s and L1 and ERT
 according to hardware errata

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:33:04 -0700

> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> 
> Prompted by a previous patch submitted by Matthew Garret <mjg@...hat.com>,
> further digging into errata documentation reveals the current enabling or
> disabling of ASPM L0s and L1 states for certain parts supported by this
> driver are incorrect.  82571 and 82572 should always disable L1.  For
> standard frames, 82573/82574/82583 can enable L1 but L0s must be disabled,
> and for jumbo frames 82573/82574 must disable L1.  This allows for some
> parts to enable L1 in certain configurations leading to better power
> savings.
> 
> Also according to the same errata, Early Receive (ERT) should be disabled
> on 82573 when using jumbo frames.
> 
> Cc: Matthew Garret <mjg@...hat.com>
> 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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