Thread (19 messages) 19 messages, 3 authors, 2009-06-10

Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/1] e1000e: Expose MDI-X status via ethtool change

From: Chaitanya Lala <hidden>
Date: 2009-06-03 17:44:40

Ben Hutchings wrote:
On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 16:15 -0700, Chaitanya Lala wrote:
[...]
  
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diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index 380b042..b553bdb 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ struct ethtool_cmd {
 	__u32	maxtxpkt;	/* Tx pkts before generating tx int */
 	__u32	maxrxpkt;	/* Rx pkts before generating rx int */
 	__u16	speed_hi;
-	__u16	reserved2;
+	__u8	is_mdix;
    
Since this is specific to Ethernet over twisted-pair cable, could you
please rename this to "eth_tp_mdix".
  
Will do for sure.
  
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+	__u8	reserved2;
 	__u32	lp_advertising;	/* Features the link partner advertises */
 	__u32	reserved[2];
 };
@@ -632,6 +633,11 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
 #define AUTONEG_DISABLE		0x00
 #define AUTONEG_ENABLE		0x01
 
+/* Mode MDI or MDI-X */
+#define MDI_INVALID 0x00
+#define MDI         0x01
+#define MDI_X       0x02
    
[...]

Similarly, please add the prefix "ETH_TP_" to these.
  
Sure.
Ben.

  
  
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