Subject: Re: [patch 1/6] 8139too: force media setting cleanup

From: Jeff Garzik <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 17:36:39 -0400

[email-masked] wrote:
> From: Bernard Lee <[email-masked]>
> 
> Setting bit 4 & 5 alone in 8139too module media option does not really
> force 100Mbps full-duplex mode.  When media option bit 0-3 is cleared,
> 8139too module does not force media setting.  Therefore, bit 0-3 requires
> to be set for bit 4 & 5 to take effect.  The hidden bit 0-3 setting is not
> stated in module description.
> 
> It can be fixed by changing rtl8139_private structure default_port bitfield
> from 4-bit to 6-bit.
> 
> Besides, module media bit 9 is a duplicate of bit 4 (full-duplex).  It is
> suggested that bit 9 is freed.  A remark is added to module description
> that bit 0 can be used to force setting.  It helps to clarify 10Mbps
> half-duplex mode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernard Lee <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Jeff Garzik <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email-masked]>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/8139too.c |    8 ++++----
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

(re-replying, just to refresh everybody on the status)

The status of this patch is HOLD, and has been for months.

AFAICS this is a behavior change that differs from other Becker-derived 
drivers.  I would suggest looking at other drivers.

Furthermore, people should be using ethtool to set media.  Rather than 
changing the behavior of this module parameter to be non-standard, I 
feel it is better to (a) leave it as is or (b) remove it completely.

	Jeff