Re: [PATCH] e1000: the power down when running ifdown command

[Naohiro Ooiwa <nooiwa@miraclelinux.com>]

Naohiro Ooiwa wrote:
> Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:39:52 +0900
>> Naohiro Ooiwa <nooiwa@miraclelinux.com> wrote:
>>
>> Does this work with Wake On Lan? 
> 
> Yes, it works WOL.

Sorry, I made a mistake.
The WOL doesn't work when my patch applied to kernel.
I wasn't myself.

I consider the WOL and I will resent the patch.
Thank you for your point.


thanks,
Naohiro Ooiwa


> But I worry that my test is enough.
> 
> They are following:
>   - simple data transmission after ifdown;ifup.
>   - enable wol, ifup network device, system shutdown, and make sure wol work.
>   - enable wol, ifdown network device, system shutdown, and make sure wol work.
>   - while [ 0 ] ; do ifdown eth0 ; ifup eth0 ; done
>   - while [ 0 ] ; do modprobe e1000 ; rmmod e1000 ; done
> 
> 
>> @@ -1265,6 +1287,7 @@ static int e1000_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>>  		goto err_setup_rx;
>>
>>  	e1000_power_up_phy(adapter);
>> +	e1000_reset(adapter);
>>
>>  	adapter->mng_vlan_id = E1000_MNG_VLAN_NONE;
>>  	if ((hw->mng_cookie.status &
> 
> This code fix problem that e1000 driver doesn't work to auto-negotiation
> once in a while.
> Maybe, the cause is that set state to D0 just before it.
> I found it by repeat of ifup and ifdown.
> 
> If you find out other points and any necessary tests from my patch,
> please tell me. I will make sure them.
> 
> Thanks you.
> Naohiro Ooiwa
> 
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