Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-15 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:26:37 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt said: > Somebody patented FIFO thresholds ? Gack ? The US PTO is fundamentally busticated. http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/14/cisco-patents-the-triple-play/ Cisco got a patent on the concept of delivering voice, internet, and cable TV ov

Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-15 Thread Alan Cox
Ar Llu, 2006-10-16 am 07:26 +1000, ysgrifennodd Benjamin Herrenschmidt: > On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 15:55 -0400, Jesse Huang wrote: > > From: Jesse Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Change Logs: > > For patent issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. This > > patent > > is cut-through p

Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-15 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 15:55 -0400, Jesse Huang wrote: > From: Jesse Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Change Logs: > For patent issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. This patent > is cut-through patent. If use this function, Tx will start to transmit after > few data be move in to Tx

[PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-14 Thread Jesse Huang
From: Jesse Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Change Logs: For patent issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. This patent is cut-through patent. If use this function, Tx will start to transmit after few data be move in to Tx FIFO. We are not allow to use those function in DFE530/DFE550/DF

Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-02 Thread Jesse Huang
gt; Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh > > For pattern issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. > Please describe this issue more completely. > > What are the implications of simply removing this f

Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-02 Thread Roland Dreier
> > For pattern issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. > Please describe this issue more completely. > > What are the implications of simply removing this feature? Presumably that > code was there for a reason.. Actually I think this patch needs to be handled delicately -- b

Re: [PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-01 Thread Andrew Morton
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:23:51 -0400 Jesse Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For pattern issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. Please describe this issue more completely. What are the implications of simply removing this feature? Presumably that code was there for a reason.. - To

[PATCH 1/5] remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh

2006-10-01 Thread Jesse Huang
From: Jesse Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Change Logs: For pattern issue need to remove TxStartThresh and RxEarlyThresh. Signed-off-by: Jesse Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/net/sundance.c |8 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 3751714e0fc36905c87a230172d9561c29321