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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [9/11] pasemi_mac: clear out old errors on interface
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Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:46:16 -0400
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Olof Johansson wrote:
> pasemi_mac: clear out old errors on interface open
> 
> Clear out any pending errors when an interface is brought up. Since the bits
> are sticky, they might be from interface shutdown time after firmware has
> used it, etc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>

In general, interface-open should completely reset and initialize the 
hardware.  does pasemi_mac not do that?

	Jeff