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From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Subject: Re: Support e1000 M88 PHY registers in -d
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 18:41:15 +0100
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On Mon, 2011-04-04 at 10:41 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-04-04 at 01:36 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 09:24, Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> wrote:
> > > Anthony,
> > >
> > > I'm now upstream maintainer for ethtool so I've picked up your patch
> > > again.
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 00:32 -0400, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> > >> Package: ethtool
> > >> Version: 1:2.6.33-1
> > >> Severity: wishlist
> > >>
> > >> The M88 PHY registers contain useful information like the cable length
> > >> estimate and the MDI/MDIX status. The attached patch makes -d dump
> > >> them.
> > >
> > > Patches for ethtool should include a commit message and Signed-off-by
> > > line, as in the Linux kernel.  See sections 2 and 12 of
> > > <http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches>.  They
> > > should be sent to this address and to netdev.
> > >
> > > I'm forwarding this patch to netdev and the e1000 developers for review.
> > >
> > > Ben.
> > 
> > Thanks Ben.  Just to be clear, have you applied these e1000 changes to
> > the ethtool?
> [...]
> 
> I have not applied these changes either anywhere.

...but I will if I don't hear back from you soon.

Ben.

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