From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] natsemi: long cable, short cable
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:07:25 -0500
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To: Olaf Kirch <okir@suse.de>
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Olaf Kirch wrote:
> The current version of the natsemi driver comes with a workaround
> for a hardware problem that causes link failures on short cables.
> Unfortunately, this workaround causes massive link failures on _long_
> cables (270-300ft). This patch adds a module parameter to disable
> the workaround if required.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Kirch <okir@suse.de>


I grudgingly applied this.

Hopefully someone will create a private ioctl or ethtool option for 
this, rather than a module option.  This setting needs to be per-interface.

	Jeff