Subject: Re: wm+makphy
To: SAITOH Masanobu <masanobu@iij.ad.jp>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 02/20/2007 23:20:36
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:33:35 +0900 (JST)
SAITOH Masanobu <masanobu@iij.ad.jp> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:45:35 +0900 (JST)
> > SAITOH Masanobu <masanobu@iij.ad.jp> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Please test following patch if you have any trouble with wm
> > > (and/or makphy).
> > >
> > > e.g. i82573
> > >
> >
> > What bugs is this supposed to fix? I've had a lot of trouble with
> > wm, makphy, and speed negotiation; is this patch related?
> >
> >
>
>
> related PRs (perhaps):
>
> #30078 C wm driver doesn't select 10baseT mode automatically
>
30078 is resolved for me. This is a big win for me; many thanks. (I
hope you'll request pull-up to the 3.x and 4.x branches.)
> #35386 wm NICs don't do speed negotiation well
>
I'm doing a new system build, but that won't finish in time for me to
try it until tomorrow night.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb