Problem with igb(4) updated to version 2.0.7

[Jack Vogel]

This isn't some simple 'go change this line or parameter',
there were some problematic issues that my Linux coworkers
faced, I have to go look into it before I even decide...

so...patience friend.

Jack


2010/12/4 Eugene Grosbein <egrosbein at rdtc.ru>

> On 04.12.2010 04:00, Jack Vogel wrote:
> > There are pros and cons either way you do things. I was talking to some
> > of our
> > Linux crew, they recently changed things so it would shut down the phy,
> > but that
> > doesn't always make everyone happy either.
>
> Of course, that should be made optional with default 'keep link on'
> due to POLA.
>
> > Just saying that my FreeBSD drivers have not done so forever :)
>
> Glad to know it's technically possible. I'd like to patch my tree
> manually to get this behavour right now. What direction should I take -
> use ACPI D3 or something else? I need to brink link down per-port
> for dual-port cards.
>
> Eugene Grosbein
>