netdev - Re: [PATCH] [RESEND][for 4.14] net: qcom/emac: add software control for pause frame mode

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Message-Id: <20170921.151945.96227936324656258.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:19:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     timur@...eaurora.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RESEND][for 4.14] net: qcom/emac: add software
 control for pause frame mode

From: Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:32:53 -0500

> The EMAC has the option of sending only a single pause frame when
> flow control is enabled and the RX queue is full.  Although sending
> only one pause frame has little value, this would allow admins to
> enable automatic flow control without having to worry about the EMAC
> flooding nearby switches with pause frames if the kernel hangs.
> 
> The option is enabled by using the single-pause-mode private flag.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>

I guess this is fine.  Applied, thanks.