Hi All,

I will be sending NetXen: 1G/10G Ethernet Driver updates with respect to 
netdev #master in the subsequent emails.

We have incorporated the feedbacks we got for the patch on the ethtool 
support for user level tools, except for these:

Jeff Garzik wrote:

is it ok to return without re-locking flash?

After flashing, we have to reboot the machine before we can use
the newer flash. So re-locking is not necessary.
Also its not possible to detect the end of flashing process, so as 
to lock the flash after that.

quoted

      netxen_nic_reg_write(adapter, NETXEN_ROMUSB_ROM_ABYTE_CNT, 0);
-     udelay(100);            /* prevent bursting on CRB */
+     udelay(70);             /* prevent bursting on CRB */

Jeff Garzik wrote:

why?

This is only to reduce the flashing time.

Thanks,
--Amit
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