Re: [PATCH ] ethtool: Remove duplex info from CTRL register dump

[Jeff Garzik]

Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> The duplex control register is used for setting the driver and is not
> necessary for debug purposes.  The value of the duplex control register is
> what the register's current value is and may not reflect the correct status
> of te current connection.  That is what the duplex status register is used
> for.  To keep from confusing the user, we are removing the duplex register
> from the ethtool dump of the registers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: John Ronciak <john.ronciak@xxxxxxxxx>

applied, after replacing "ethtool:" with "e1000:" in the subject line.

	Jeff



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