This is great news, thanks. Do you have any idea what version this is fixed in?
Allan, Bruce W wrote: > Yup, it's known and already fixed in-house. > > Essentially, the return from e1000_get_link() should be something like: > > return ((status & E1000_STATUS_LU) ? 1 : 0); > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:e1000-devel- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John DeFranco >> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:37 PM >> To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [E1000-devel] e1000e not returning proper ETHTOOLS link up >> > status? > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm seeing what I consider a problem with getting link status via >> SIOCETHTOOL and the e1000e driver. According to all the data I have and >> based on how the e1000/e100/tg3 and any broadcom driver works if I >> > issue > >> something like the following: >> >> edata.cmd = ETHTOOL_GLINK; >> ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)&edata; >> >> if (ioctl(mii_socket, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) != 0 ){ >> printf("errno: %d, %s\n", errno, strerror(errno)); >> } else { >> printf("status for %s: 0x%x\n", if_name, edata.data); >> } >> >> I would/should get an edata.data value of 1 for link up and 0 for link >> down. Here is an example on an interface that uses the tg3 driver: >> >> [root@ ~]# ./test eth0 >> mii_socket: 3 >> Proper MII ioctl for eth0 is SIOCETHTOOL. >> status for eth0: 0x1 >> >> The link is up and I get a 1. Same test on a nic with the e1000e driver >> shows: >> >> [root@ ~]# ./test eth4 >> mii_socket: 3 >> Proper MII ioctl for eth4 is SIOCETHTOOL. >> status for eth4: 0x2 >> >> The link is definately up and connected but instead of showing a status >> of 1 it give me 2. If I unplug the link it does give me a 0 (as >> > expected). > >> This seems like a bug, but thats why I'm asking this list. >> -- >> John DeFranco >> Hewlett-Packard Company >> Availability Clusters Solutions Lab >> 408-447-7543 >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > -- > >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >> _______________________________________________ >> E1000-devel mailing list >> E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel >> > > -- John DeFranco Hewlett-Packard Company Availability Clusters Solutions Lab 408-447-7543 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel
