netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] dpaa2-eth: Add pause frame support

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Date:   Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:52:50 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ioana Ciocoi Radulescu <ruxandra.radulescu@....com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] dpaa2-eth: Add pause frame support

> Clearing the ASYM_PAUSE flag only means we tell the firmware we want
> both Rx and Tx pause to be enabled in the beginning. User can still set
> an asymmetric config (i.e. only Rx pause or only Tx pause to be enabled)
> if needed.
> 
> The truth table is like this:
> 
> PAUSE | ASYM_PAUSE | Rx pause | Tx pause
> ----------------------------------------
>   0   |     0      | disabled | disabled
>   0   |     1      | disabled | enabled
>   1   |     0      | enabled  | enabled
>   1   |     1      | enabled  | disabled

Hi Ioana

Ah, that is not intuitive. Please add a comment, and maybe this table
to the commit message.

Thanks
	Andrew