On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 02:47:51PM -0700, Dustin Byford wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> On Wed Jun 28 15:41, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 03:22:39AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > > On Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:19:43 -0700, Roopa Prabhu wrote:
> > > > Encoding: Types of encoding
> > > > Off : Turning off any encoding
> > > > RS : enforcing RS-FEC encoding on supported speeds
> > > > BaseR : enforcing Base R encoding on supported speeds
> > > > Auto : IEEE defaults for the speed/medium combination
> > >
> > > Just to be sure - does auto mean autonegotiate as defined by IEEE or
> > > some presets?
> >
> > I don't know this field very well. Is this confusion likely to happen
> > a lot? Is there a better name for Auto which is less likely to be
> > confused?
>
> You're not the first, or the second to ask that question. I agree it
> could use clarification.
>
> I always read auto in this context as automatic rather than autoneg.
Hi Dustin
Automatic would be better.
Thanks
Andrew
