The workaround timer is not needed in most systems with proper IRQ routing and by perodically waking up it adds to laptop power consumption.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/net/sky2.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- sky2.orig/drivers/net/sky2.c 2006-10-11 11:43:33.000000000 -0700 +++ sky2/drivers/net/sky2.c 2006-10-11 11:43:40.000000000 -0700 @@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ module_param(disable_msi, int, 0); MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_msi, "Disable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI)"); -static int idle_timeout = 100; +static int idle_timeout = 0; module_param(idle_timeout, int, 0); -MODULE_PARM_DESC(idle_timeout, "Idle timeout workaround for lost interrupts (ms)"); +MODULE_PARM_DESC(idle_timeout, "Watchdog timer for lost interrupts (ms)"); static const struct pci_device_id sky2_id_table[] = { { PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_SYSKONNECT, 0x9000) }, -- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html