netdev - Re: [PATCH net] cxgb4: avoid disabling FEC by default

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Message-Id: <20170508.150141.852423881158703331.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 08 May 2017 15:01:41 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     ganeshgr@...lsio.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nirranjan@...lsio.com, indranil@...lsio.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] cxgb4: avoid disabling FEC by default

From: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>
Date: Sat,  6 May 2017 14:25:06 +0530

> Recent Chelsio firmware started using few port capablity bits to
> manage FEC and as driver was not aware of FEC changes those bits
> were zeroed, consequently disabling FEC.
> 
> Avoid zeroing those bits and default to whatever the firmware
> tells us the Link is currently advertising.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>

Applied.