forcedeth: new backoff implementation
This patch adds support for a new backoff algorithm for half duplex supported in newer hardware. The old method is will be designated as legacy mode. Re-seeding random values for the backoff algorithms are performed when a transmit has failed due to a maximum retry count (1 to 15, where max is considered the wraparound case of 0). Signed-off-by: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>
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