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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:26:37 +1000
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On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 15:55 -0400, Jesse Huang wrote:
> From: Jesse Huang <jesse@icplus.com.tw>
> 
> Change Logs:
> For patent issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. This patent 
> is cut-through patent. If use this function, Tx will start to transmit after 
> few data be move in to Tx FIFO. We are not allow to use those function in 
> DFE530/DFE550/DFE580/DL10050/IP100/IP100A. It will decrease a little 
> performance.

Somebody patented FIFO thresholds ? Gack ?

Ben.