[driver-discuss] [brussels-dev] pausel bits setting within Solaris

[Joost Mulders]

> Could we introduce below property into Brussels while keeping current 
> IEEE802.3 defination? Having a property named "ether-flow-ctrl", which has
> below possible values:
> 
> ether-flow-ctrl = 0: Disable pause frame flow control
> ether-flow-ctrl = 1: Enable just Rx flow control
> ether-flow-ctrl = 2: Enable just Tx flow control
> ether-flow-ctrl = 3: Enable both Rx/Tx flow control

Interesting reading on this subject:
  http://hardware.mcse.ms/message13052.html

Flow control per direction is a far better concept than what we offer 
now. I would love to see it implemented.

Regards, Joost
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