[PATCH] ibm_newemac: Increase MDIO timeouts

[Josh Boyer]

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:22:38 +1000
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org> wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 16:57 -0400, Bill Fink wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Apr 2008, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > 
> > > This patch doubles the MDIO timeouts in EMAC as there are field
> > > cases where they are two short to communicate with some PHYs.
> > 
> > I guess them being "two short" is why they needed to be doubled.  :-)
> 
> Well, in that case, it makes sense, it's still pretty short and better
> safe than sorry. On day I may look at actually measuring PHYs and see if
> it's worth trying to do sleeping waits in there.

I think you missed Bill's joke.  Read your original email and spot the
typo, then read Bill's pun.

And stop emailing before you eat breakfast ;)

josh