netdev - [net-next-2.6 PATCH 4/4] e1000e: disable EEE support by default

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Message-ID: <20100630041311.8652.42432.stgit@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:13:13 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, bphilips@...ell.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 4/4] e1000e: disable EEE support by default

From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>

Based on community feedback, EEE should be disabled by default until the
IEEE802.3az specification has been finalized.

Cc: bhutchings@...arflare.com
Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
Tested-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---

 drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 6b5e108..63930d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -731,6 +731,10 @@ static s32 e1000_get_variants_ich8lan(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	    (adapter->hw.phy.type == e1000_phy_igp_3))
 		adapter->flags |= FLAG_LSC_GIG_SPEED_DROP;
 
+	/* Disable EEE by default until IEEE802.3az spec is finalized */
+	if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_HAS_EEE)
+		adapter->hw.dev_spec.ich8lan.eee_disable = true;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 

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