From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Stone Subject: Re: [PATCH] skge: fiber support Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:45:01 -0400 Message-ID: <20060926154459.GA6030@mathom.us> References: <20060815131852.GP2900@mathom.us> <20060921153939.739947ab@dxpl.pdx.osdl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Cc: Jeff Garzik , netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.48]:19869 "EHLO vms048pub.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932140AbWIZPxX (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:53:23 -0400 Received: from osgiliath.mathom.us ([72.66.19.85]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0J6700L8XIF6P66B@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:45:07 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: <20060921153939.739947ab@dxpl.pdx.osdl.net> To: Stephen Hemminger Content-disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 03:39:39PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >Add support for older fiber versions of the SysKonnect board. These chipsets >use an internal PHY so they require special handling. The older sk98lin >driver already supported these The patch seems to work with a single port card SX card. I'll test with LX & dual port shortly. One thing that I haven't got working is forcing the card up if autonegotiation isn't possible. (It used to be a module parameter like AutoNeg=Off for sk98lin; I've tried (unsuccessfully) to use ethtool to turn off autoneg, but I'll try harder.) Mike Stone