Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Lennart Sorensen" <> | Date | Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:24:38 -0500 | Subject | Re: ethtool occationally fails to communicate with with ucc_geth |
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On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 09:08:32PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote: > This seems to be a workaround for a bug in phylib: phy_state_machine() > calls netif_carrier_on() before adjust_link(), so the TX scheduler can > start immediately even though the MAC has not been configured. > > A better workaround would be to use netif_carrier_{off,on}() in > ugeth_{quiesce,activate}() respectively instead of > netif_device_{detach,attach}(). But I think phylib really ought to be > fixed.
I am willing to try things, but this is certainly in parts of the network stack I don't normally poke around in and hence don't know how works.
I just managed to track it down this far. :)
I can try the carrier_off/on in place of the detach/attach and see if it works.
-- Len Sorensen
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