netdev - Re: [net-2.6 PATCH] e1000e: reset PHY after errors detected

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Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:20:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, bphilips@...ell.com,
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, carolyn.wyborny@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH] e1000e: reset PHY after errors detected

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:59:53 -0700

> From: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>
> 
> Some errors can be induced in the PHY via environmental testing
> (specifically extreme temperature changes and electro static
> discharge testing), and in the case of the PHY hanging due to
> this input, this detects the problem and resets to continue.
> This issue only applies to 82574 silicon.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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