netdev - Re: [PATCH] tulip: Poll link status more frequently for Comet chips

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Date:	Sat, 21 Jun 2014 19:22:18 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	grantgrundler@...il.com
Cc:	linux@...nbow-software.org, grundler@...isc-linux.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tulip: Poll link status more frequently for Comet chips

From: Grant Grundler <grantgrundler@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:59:30 -0700

> Hi Ondrej,
> 
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org> wrote:
>> Poll link status every 2 seconds instead of 60 for ADMtek Comet chips.
> 
> Why use 2 seconds for the polling interval?
> 
> I'm sure you have a good reason for this and it should be in the
> commit message or as a comment in the code.
> 
> I otherwise have no objection to this change.

Agreed, please post this with a better commit message, specifically
make sure you explain why the interval is being changed and why
2*HZ is specifically being choosen.

Thanks.
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