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e1000e: 82577: workaround for link drop issue
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When connected to certain switches, the 82577 PHY might drop link
unexpectedly.  Work around the issue by setting the Mean Square Error
higher than the hardware default.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
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Bruce Allan authored and Jeff Kirsher committed Jan 16, 2013
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
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#define I82579_EMI_ADDR 0x10
#define I82579_EMI_DATA 0x11
#define I82579_LPI_UPDATE_TIMER 0x4805 /* in 40ns units + 40 ns base value */
#define I82579_MSE_THRESHOLD 0x084F /* Mean Square Error Threshold */
#define I82579_MSE_THRESHOLD 0x084F /* 82579 Mean Square Error Threshold */
#define I82577_MSE_THRESHOLD 0x0887 /* 82577 Mean Square Error Threshold */
#define I82579_MSE_LINK_DOWN 0x2411 /* MSE count before dropping link */
#define I217_EEE_ADVERTISEMENT 0x8001 /* IEEE MMD Register 7.60 */
#define I217_EEE_LP_ABILITY 0x8002 /* IEEE MMD Register 7.61 */
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if (ret_val)
goto release;
ret_val = e1e_wphy_locked(hw, BM_PORT_GEN_CFG, phy_data & 0x00FF);
if (ret_val)
goto release;

/* set MSE higher to enable link to stay up when noise is high */
ret_val = e1000_write_emi_reg_locked(hw, I82577_MSE_THRESHOLD, 0x0034);
release:
hw->phy.ops.release(hw);

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