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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:12:32 +0200 From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> To: Raju Lakkaraju <Raju.Lakkaraju@...rosemi.com> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, f.fainelli@...il.com, Allan.Nielsen@...rosemi.com Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: phy: Add Speed downshift set driver for Microsemi PHYs. On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 05:10:32PM +0530, Raju Lakkaraju wrote: > From: Raju Lakkaraju <Raju.Lakkaraju@...rosemi.com> > > For operation in cabling environments that are incompatible with > 1000BAST-T, VSC8531 device provides an automatic link speed > downshift operation. When enabled, the device automatically changes > its 1000BAST-T auto-negotiation to the next slower speed after > a configured number of failed attempts at 1000BAST-T. > This feature is useful in setting up in networks using older cable > installations that include only pairs A and B, and not pairs C and D. Any reason not to just turn this on by default when auto-neg is enabled? Andrew
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