From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Florian Reitmeir Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/21] e1000: add smart power down code Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:49:08 +0200 Message-ID: <20060627084908.GA29018@squat.noreply.org> References: <20060622051815.25497.89192.stgit@gitlost.site> <20060622052018.25497.43884.stgit@gitlost.site> <44A08D35.7090007@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Return-path: Received: from opium.multi24.com ([213.239.202.166]:37101 "EHLO opium.multi24.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751301AbWF0ItJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:49:09 -0400 To: Jeff Garzik , netdev@vger.kernel.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44A08D35.7090007@pobox.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Kok, Auke wrote: > >Smart Power Down is a power saving feature in newer e1000 hardware. We > >disable it because it causes time to link to be long, but make it a > >user choice. > > > >Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg > >Signed-off-by: Auke Kok > >--- > > > > drivers/net/e1000/e1000.h | 1 + > > drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c | 15 +++++++++++++++ > > drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > Since it's not default, who will actually use this? Particularly since > it is only a module option, and not supported through ethtool (frown). i would use it, i always wanted the feature on my laptop (ibm thinkpad) -- Florian Reitmeir