On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 18:59 -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > From: "Michael Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:36:08 -0700 > > > Add a reset_phy parameter to tg3_reset_hw() and tg3_init_hw(). With > > the full chip reset during MAC address change, the automatic PHY reset > > during chip reset will cause a link down and bonding will not work > > properly as a result. With this reset_phy parameter, we can do a chip > > reset without link down when changing MAC address or MTU. > > > > Signed-off-by: Gary Zambrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Applied. > > Doesn't the signalling interface between the MAC and the > PHY get reset during a chip reset and couldn't that cause > problems if we bypass the PHY reset?
The PHY reset is needed if the PHY was previously put into low power mode. In the cases where we reset the chip due to MTU or MAC address changes, the power settings are not changed and therefore PHY reset is not needed. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
