netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] Rate adaptation for Felix DSA switch

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Message-Id: <20200119.160049.756836628220782206.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:00:49 +0100 (CET)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     olteanv@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk, andrew@...n.ch,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        claudiu.manoil@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] Rate adaptation for Felix DSA switch

From: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:19:31 +0200

> When operating the MAC at 2.5Gbps (2500Base-X and USXGMII/QSXGMII) and
> in combination with certain PHYs, it is possible that the copper side
> may operate at lower link speeds. In this case, it is the PHY who has a
> MAC inside of it that emits pause frames towards the switch's MAC,
> telling it to slow down so that the transmission is lossless.
> 
> These patches are the support needed for the switch side of things to
> work.

Series applied, thanks.