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Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH v2 2/2] ixgbe: Fix 82598 premature copper PHY
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:14:00 -0800 (PST)
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From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:57:20 -0800

> From: Mallikarjuna R Chilakala <mallikarjuna.chilakala@intel.com>
> 
> Modified patch with Dave's comments to replace mdelay with proper msleep.
> Fix 82598 copper link issue, where the phy prematurely indicates link
> before it is ready to process packets. The new function looks for phy
> link and indicates that, when it is available. If phy is not ready
> within few seconds of MAC indicating link, the function will return
> failure which translates to link down indication.
> 
> Signed-off-by:  Mallikarjuna R Chilakala <mallikarjuna.chilakala@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

Applied.