Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/8] tg3: Fix supporting flowctrl code

From: David Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:10:10 -0800 (PST)

From: "Matt Carlson" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:00:08 -0800

> This patch does three things.  It modifies tg3_setup_flow_control() to
> use the administrator requested flow control settings if
> autonegotiation is turned off.  It slightly modifies the
> tg3_setup_fiber_mii_phy() function to account for this new use case.
> And finally, it does the same for tg3_setup_copper_phy().
> 
> The copper modifications are more than a small multi-line change.  The
> new code makes an attempt to avoid a link renegotiation if the link is
> active at half duplex and the only difference between the current
> advertised settings and requested advertised settings is the
> flow control advertisements.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <[email-masked]>

Applied.