On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:04:59 -0400
Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > To save power, don't enable power to the PHY until device is brought up.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Strongly agree, and ACK, but note that users have complained in the past 
> when they could not configure their MAC when the interface was down. 
> Users want to eliminate the
> 
>       ifconfig ethX up
>       ethtool ...
> 
> race window.
> 
>       Jeff

This driver should already handle this because the settings are stored
in the device structure and applied when device is brought up.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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