linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] r8152: Avoid writing garbage to the adapter's registers

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Message-ID: <acc63cea-5b51-4837-91ad-988d1a00e796@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:27:13 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org,
        Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, hayeswang@...ltek.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        ecgh@...omium.org, laura.nao@...labora.com,
        stern@...land.harvard.edu, horms@...nel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, grundler@...omium.org, bjorn@...k.no,
        edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com, pmalani@...omium.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] r8152: Avoid writing garbage to the adapter's
 registers



On 10/22/2023 3:50 AM, patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> This series was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
> by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
> 
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:06:51 -0700 you wrote:
>> This series is the result of a cooperative debug effort between
>> Realtek and the ChromeOS team. On ChromeOS, we've noticed that Realtek
>> Ethernet adapters can sometimes get so wedged that even a reboot of
>> the host can't get them to enumerate again, assuming that the adapter
>> was on a powered hub and din't lose power when the host rebooted. This
>> is sometimes seen in the ChromeOS automated testing lab. The only way
>> to recover adapters in this state is to manually power cycle them.
>>
>> [...]

Oh well, late to the party, but this looks great, thanks!
-- 
Florian