netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] mii: Handle link state changes for forced modes in mii_check

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:40:09 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ben.hutchings@...ethink.co.uk
Cc:	ct178-internal@...ts.codethink.co.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...ts.codethink.co.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] mii: Handle link state changes for forced
 modes in mii_check_media()

From: Ben Hutchings <ben.hutchings@...ethink.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:55:35 +0000

> mii_check_media() does not update the link (carrier) state or log link
> changes when the link mode is forced.  Drivers using the mii library
> must do this themselves, but most of them do not.
> 
> Instead of changing them all, provide a sensible default behaviour
> similar to mii_check_link() when the mode is forced.
> 
> via-rhine depends on it being a no-op in this case, so make its call
> to mii_check_media() conditional.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben.hutchings@...ethink.co.uk>

Seems reasonable, applied, thanks Ben.
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