Comment 6 for bug 1425333

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Rafael David Tinoco (rafaeldtinoco) wrote :

commit aa21a75313a52f18bbf3e86827133d7d73fe30ae
Author: Bruce Allan <email address hidden>
Date: Fri Dec 16 00:46:06 2011 +0000

    e1000e: 82579: workaround for link drop issue

    When connected to certain switches, the 82579 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 <email address hidden>
    Tested-by: Aaron Brown <email address hidden>
    Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <email address hidden>