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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [e1000]: flow control on by default - good idea really?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:46:34 -0700 (PDT)
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From: jamal <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:05:31 -0400

> It sounds to me that ethttool needs to have this semantic fix.
> IOW, ethttool doesnt differentiate the two items:
> a) advertised parameters.
> b) link partner negotiated parameters.
> 
> and instead #a becomes #b after negotiation.
> 
> methinks this needs fixing. Dave? Jeff?

The way I understand it the ethernet autonegotiation mechanisms don't
really give you a way to seperate these two things.

Either you negotiate the link and flow control settings, or nothing.