linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: ethernet: validate pause autoneg setting

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Date:   Tue, 12 May 2020 02:47:14 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Doug Berger <opendmb@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: ethernet: validate pause autoneg
 setting

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 05:24:07PM -0700, Doug Berger wrote:
> A comment in uapi/linux/ethtool.h states "Drivers should reject a
> non-zero setting of @autoneg when autoneogotiation is disabled (or
> not supported) for the link".
> 
> That check should be added to phy_validate_pause() to consolidate
> the code where possible.
> 
> Fixes: 22b7d29926b5 ("net: ethernet: Add helper to determine if pause configuration is supported")

Hi Doug

If this is a real fix, please submit this to net, not net-next.

   Andrew