From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Florian Fainelli Subject: Re: [PATCH ethtool v3 1/2] ethtool-copy.h:sync with net Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:03:56 -0800 Message-ID: <2ef46dcf-94ba-73fd-3e35-d82b5ec5d841@gmail.com> References: <1479384480-31201-1-git-send-email-allan.nielsen@microsemi.com> <1479384480-31201-2-git-send-email-allan.nielsen@microsemi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: andrew@lunn.ch, raju.lakkaraju@microsemi.com To: "Allan W. Nielsen" , netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from mail-pf0-f196.google.com ([209.85.192.196]:34821 "EHLO mail-pf0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753951AbcKVBEB (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:04:01 -0500 Received: by mail-pf0-f196.google.com with SMTP id i88so176817pfk.2 for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:04:00 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1479384480-31201-2-git-send-email-allan.nielsen@microsemi.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 11/17/2016 04:07 AM, Allan W. Nielsen wrote: > From: Raju Lakkaraju > > This covers kernel changes upto: > > commit f5a4732f85613b3fb43f8bc33a017e3db3b3605a > Author: Raju Lakkaraju > Date: Wed Nov 9 16:33:09 2016 +0530 > > ethtool: (uapi) Add ETHTOOL_PHY_DOWNSHIFT to PHY tunables > > For operation in cabling environments that are incompatible with > 1000BASE-T, PHY device may provide an automatic link speed downshift > operation. When enabled, the device automatically changes its 1000BASE-T > auto-negotiation to the next slower speed after a configured number of > failed attempts at 1000BASE-T. This feature is useful in setting up in > networks using older cable installations that include only pairs A and B, > and not pairs C and D. > > Signed-off-by: Raju Lakkaraju > Signed-off-by: Allan W. Nielsen Acked-by: Florian Fainelli -- Florian