netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Don't print "Link speed -1 no longer supported" messages.

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Date:   Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:36:52 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     michael.chan@...adcom.com
Cc:     tbogendoerfer@...e.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: Don't print "Link speed -1 no longer
 supported" messages.

From: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Date: Wed,  6 Dec 2017 17:31:22 -0500

> On some dual port NICs, the 2 ports have to be configured with compatible
> link speeds.  Under some conditions, a port's configured speed may no
> longer be supported.  The firmware will send a message to the driver
> when this happens.
> 
> Improve this logic that prints out the warning by only printing it if
> we can determine the link speed that is no longer supported.  If the
> speed is unknown or it is in autoneg mode, skip the warning message.
> 
> Reported-by: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tbogendoerfer@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>

Applied, thanks Michael.