From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [patch 6/9] forcedeth: new backoff implementation Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:03:45 -0400 Message-ID: <48117441.8070005@garzik.org> References: <200804182050.m3IKoird014836@imap1.linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, aabdulla@nvidia.com To: akpm@linux-foundation.org Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:58554 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755044AbYDYGDr (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:03:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200804182050.m3IKoird014836@imap1.linux-foundation.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote: > From: Ayaz Abdulla > > This patch adds support for a new backoff algorithm for half duplex supported > in newer hardware. The old method is will be designated as legacy mode. > > Re-seeding random values for the backoff algorithms are performed when a > transmit has failed due to a maximum retry count (1 to 15, where max is > considered the wraparound case of 0). > > Signed-off-by: Ayaz Abdulla > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton > --- applied