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