From: Jesse Brandeburg Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:01:41 +0000 (-0800) Subject: [PATCH] e1000: Added driver comments X-Git-Tag: v2.6.16-rc2~358 X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=73629bbc84a7d4026ad08edbfefc642eec60f246;p=linux-2.6 [PATCH] e1000: Added driver comments Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher Signed-off-by: John Ronciak Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik --- diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c index 44149f9028..98a775be26 100644 --- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c @@ -29,11 +29,73 @@ #include "e1000.h" /* Change Log - * 6.0.58 4/20/05 - * o Accepted ethtool cleanup patch from Stephen Hemminger - * 6.0.44+ 2/15/05 - * o applied Anton's patch to resolve tx hang in hardware - * o Applied Andrew Mortons patch - e1000 stops working after resume + * 6.3.9 12/16/2005 + * o incorporate fix for recycled skbs from IBM LTC + * 6.3.7 11/18/2005 + * o Honor eeprom setting for enabling/disabling Wake On Lan + * 6.3.5 11/17/2005 + * o Fix memory leak in rx ring handling for PCI Express adapters + * 6.3.4 11/8/05 + * o Patch from Jesper Juhl to remove redundant NULL checks for kfree + * 6.3.2 9/20/05 + * o Render logic that sets/resets DRV_LOAD as inline functions to + * avoid code replication. If f/w is AMT then set DRV_LOAD only when + * network interface is open. + * o Handle DRV_LOAD set/reset in cases where AMT uses VLANs. + * o Adjust PBA partioning for Jumbo frames using MTU size and not + * rx_buffer_len + * 6.3.1 9/19/05 + * o Use adapter->tx_timeout_factor in Tx Hung Detect logic + (e1000_clean_tx_irq) + * o Support for 8086:10B5 device (Quad Port) + * 6.2.14 9/15/05 + * o In AMT enabled configurations, set/reset DRV_LOAD bit on interface + * open/close + * 6.2.13 9/14/05 + * o Invoke e1000_check_mng_mode only for 8257x controllers since it + * accesses the FWSM that is not supported in other controllers + * 6.2.12 9/9/05 + * o Add support for device id E1000_DEV_ID_82546GB_QUAD_COPPER + * o set RCTL:SECRC only for controllers newer than 82543. + * o When the n/w interface comes down reset DRV_LOAD bit to notify f/w. + * This code was moved from e1000_remove to e1000_close + * 6.2.10 9/6/05 + * o Fix error in updating RDT in el1000_alloc_rx_buffers[_ps] -- one off. + * o Enable fc by default on 82573 controllers (do not read eeprom) + * o Fix rx_errors statistic not to include missed_packet_count + * o Fix rx_dropped statistic not to include missed_packet_count + (Padraig Brady) + * 6.2.9 8/30/05 + * o Remove call to update statistics from the controller ib e1000_get_stats + * 6.2.8 8/30/05 + * o Improved algorithm for rx buffer allocation/rdt update + * o Flow control watermarks relative to rx PBA size + * o Simplified 'Tx Hung' detect logic + * 6.2.7 8/17/05 + * o Report rx buffer allocation failures and tx timeout counts in stats + * 6.2.6 8/16/05 + * o Implement workaround for controller erratum -- linear non-tso packet + * following a TSO gets written back prematurely + * 6.2.5 8/15/05 + * o Set netdev->tx_queue_len based on link speed/duplex settings. + * o Fix net_stats.rx_fifo_errors + * o Do not power off PHY if SoL/IDER session is active + * 6.2.4 8/10/05 + * o Fix loopback test setup/cleanup for 82571/3 controllers + * o Fix parsing of outgoing packets (e1000_transfer_dhcp_info) to treat + * all packets as raw + * o Prevent operations that will cause the PHY to be reset if SoL/IDER + * sessions are active and log a message + * 6.2.2 7/21/05 + * o used fixed size descriptors for all MTU sizes, reduces memory load + * 6.2.1 7/21/05 + * o Performance tweaks, including copybreak and prefetch + * 6.1.2 4/13/05 + * o Fixed ethtool diagnostics + * o Enabled flow control to take default eeprom settings + * o Added stats_lock around e1000_read_phy_reg commands to avoid concurrent + * calls, one from mii_ioctl and other from within update_stats while + * processing MIIREG ioctl. */ char e1000_driver_name[] = "e1000";