netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] cxgb3: fix link flap

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Message-Id: <20100215.215313.237151931.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:53:13 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	divy@...lsio.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	swise@...ngridcomputing.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] cxgb3: fix link flap

From: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:44:35 -0800

> From: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
> 
> The driver is expected to report that the link is up
> when the phy Rx signal is established and the mac
> has not detected a link fault.
> The code is however broken, the driver does not check the link fault
> status when the phy link status changes.
> The link fault status being checked within a short period of time,
> it leads to link up/link down events.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>

Applied.
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