netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: ethtool: add support for forward error correction modes

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:41:39 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
Cc:     Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        linville@...driver.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        vidya.chowdary@...il.com, dustin@...ulusnetworks.com,
        olson@...ulusnetworks.com, leedom@...lsio.com,
        manojmalviya@...lsio.com, santosh@...lsio.com,
        yuval.mintz@...gic.com, odedw@...lanox.com, ariela@...lanox.com,
        galp@...lanox.com, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: ethtool: add support for forward error
 correction modes

On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 03:22:39AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:19:43 -0700, Roopa Prabhu wrote:
> > Encoding: Types of encoding
> > Off    :  Turning off any encoding
> > RS     :  enforcing RS-FEC encoding on supported speeds
> > BaseR  :  enforcing Base R encoding on supported speeds
> > Auto   :  IEEE defaults for the speed/medium combination
> 
> Just to be sure - does auto mean autonegotiate as defined by IEEE or
> some presets?

I don't know this field very well. Is this confusion likely to happen
a lot? Is there a better name for Auto which is less likely to be
confused?

	Andrew