On Tuesday 24 January 2006 23:12, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 03:50:09PM -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
> > Drivers using mii_check_media (via-rhine in particular) and also
> > forcing link parameters with ethtool can reach a state where the link
> > goes down and never comes back
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 03:50:09PM -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
> Drivers using mii_check_media (via-rhine in particular) and also
> forcing link parameters with ethtool can reach a state where the link
> goes down and never comes back up. This is because mii_check_media
> short-circuits early i
Drivers using mii_check_media (via-rhine in particular) and also
forcing link parameters with ethtool can reach a state where the link
goes down and never comes back up. This is because mii_check_media
short-circuits early if mii->force_media != 0. This was discussed
in a couple of past threads,
