netdev - Re: [PATCH] r8169: fix random mdio

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:26:26 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Timo Teräs <timo.teras@....fi>
Cc:	hayeswang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: fix random mdio_write failures

Timo Teräs <timo.teras@....fi> :
[ok]
> iteration. It sounds unlikely that polling the status register would
> slow down the actual write operation (if that is the case then 100us
> would be desirable).

I would not be that surprized.

> Changing my 25us to 20us would good. The original 25us was just a guess.
> The comment should be probably also updated that those delays are from
> realtek hw specs then.

Yes.

> Would you like me to send a patch?

Of course. Some comment from Hayes regarding mdio_read would be
welcome beforehand though.

-- 
Ueimor
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