Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: add dcrs parameter

From: Giuseppe CAVALLARO
Date: Tue Aug 26 2014 - 09:20:56 EST


On 8/26/2014 2:35 PM, Vince Bridgers wrote:
Hi Peppe,


In the Synopsys EMAC case, carrier sense is used to stop transmitting
if no carrier is sensed during a transmission. This is only useful if
the media in use is true half duplex media (like obsolete 10Base2 or
10Base5). If no one in using true half duplex media, then is it
possible to set this disable by default? If we're not sure, then
having an option feels like the right thing to do.


Indeed this is what I had done in the patch.

http://git.stlinux.com/?p=stm/linux-sh4-2.6.32.y.git;a=commit;h=b0b863bf65c36dc593f6b7b4b418394fd880dae2

Also in case of carrier sense the frame will be dropped in any case
later.

Let me know if you Acked this patch so I will rebase it on
net.git and I send it soon

peppe


Yes, this looks good to me. I don't expect anyone is using 10Base2 or
10Base5 anymore, so it's ok to disable DCRS by default.

ack

All the best,

thx so much, I will send this patch (with your Acked-by) and ported on
net.git soon.

Chen-Yu, Ley Foon, pls let me know if it is ok for you as well

Kind Regards
Peppe


Vince



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