Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:04:07 +0100
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>
Cc: "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@gentoo.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: e1000/ICH8LAN weirdness - no ethtool link until initially forced up
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Hi!

> >>This behavior differs from every other network card, and is also present 
> >>in the
> >>7.3* version of the driver from sourceforge.
> >>
> >>I think the e1000 should try to raise the link during the probe, so that 
> >>it
> >>works properly, without having to set ifconfig ethX up first.
> >
> >I think you should cc e1000 maintainers, and perhaps provide a patch....
> 
> I've read it and not come up with an answer due to some other issues at 
> hand. E1000 hardware works differently and this has been asked before, but 
> the cards itself are in low power state when down. Changing this to bring 
> up the link would make the card start to consume lots more power, which 
> would automatically suck enormously for anyone using a laptop.

Well, maybe E1000 should behave as the other cards behave, and
different solution needs to be found for power saving? ifconfig eth0
suspend?

									Pavel
 

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