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From: Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers@computer.org>
To: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@intel.com>,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, gospo@redhat.com, sassmann@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [net 2/2] ixgbe: fix WoL issue with fiber
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:47:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F89C659.4080702@computer.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1334393478-31885-3-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Don Skidmore<donald.c.skidmore@intel.com>
>
> There are times we turn of the laser before shutdown.  This is a bad thing
> if we want to wake on lan to work so now we make sure the laser is on
> before shutdown if we support WoL.

I'm ever-so-sorry if this is a silly question, but:

WOL is receive-only, right? Why does the laser need to be on?

Thanks, Jan

  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-14 18:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-14  8:51 [net 0/2][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver updates Jeff Kirsher
2012-04-14  8:51 ` [net 1/2] e1000e: issues in Sx on 82577/8/9 Jeff Kirsher
2012-04-14  8:51 ` [net 2/2] ixgbe: fix WoL issue with fiber Jeff Kirsher
2012-04-14 18:47   ` Jan Ceuleers [this message]
2012-04-16 13:57     ` Skidmore, Donald C
2012-04-14 19:17 ` [net 0/2][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver updates David Miller

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