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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-01-12 23:53:29 -0500
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-01-12 23:53:29 -0500
commit597d8c717856f6094837850f3eb4850820b36451 (patch)
tree44c1b1115df6a80f6cee3684a01cdbc18b034134 /Documentation
parent682137f7e6bc78e3c324874c0c213123ddc5e261 (diff)
parent9db2f1bec36805e57a003f7bb90e003815d96de8 (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (56 commits) sky2: Fix oops in sky2_xmit_frame() after TX timeout Documentation/3c509: document ethtool support af_packet: Don't use skb after dev_queue_xmit() vxge: use pci_dma_mapping_error to test return value netfilter: ebtables: enforce CAP_NET_ADMIN e1000e: fix and commonize code for setting the receive address registers e1000e: e1000e_enable_tx_pkt_filtering() returns wrong value e1000e: perform 10/100 adaptive IFS only on parts that support it e1000e: don't accumulate PHY statistics on PHY read failure e1000e: call pci_save_state() after pci_restore_state() netxen: update version to 4.0.72 netxen: fix set mac addr netxen: fix smatch warning netxen: fix tx ring memory leak tcp: update the netstamp_needed counter when cloning sockets TI DaVinci EMAC: Handle emac module clock correctly. dmfe/tulip: Let dmfe handle DM910x except for SPARC on-board chips ixgbe: Fix compiler warning about variable being used uninitialized netfilter: nf_ct_ftp: fix out of bounds read in update_nl_seq() mv643xx_eth: don't include cache padding in rx desc buffer size ... Fix trivial conflict in drivers/scsi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i_offload.c
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/3c509.txt12
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt b/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt
index 0643e3b7168c..3c45d5dcd63b 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ for LILO parameters for doing this:
48This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and 48This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and
49transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts 49transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts
50with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is 50with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is
51loaded as a module, only the IRQ and transceiver setting may be overridden. 51loaded as a module, only the IRQ may be overridden. For example,
52For example, setting two cards to 10base2/IRQ10 and AUI/IRQ11 is done by using 52setting two cards to IRQ10 and IRQ11 is done by using the irq module
53the xcvr and irq module options: 53option:
54 54
55 options 3c509 xcvr=3,1 irq=10,11 55 options 3c509 irq=10,11
56 56
57 57
58(2) Full-duplex mode 58(2) Full-duplex mode
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ operation.
77itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full- 77itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full-
78duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on 78duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on
79another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable. 79another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable.
80
81Full-duplex mode can be enabled using 'ethtool'.
80 82
81/////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode///// 83/////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode/////
82Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more 84Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ This insured that merely upgrading the driver from an earlier version would
113never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation; 115never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation;
114it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be 116it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be
115activated. 117activated.
118
119The transceiver type can be changed using 'ethtool'.
116 120
117 121
118(4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems 122(4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems