netdev - [PATCH net v4] r8169: Bad implementation of netif_carrier

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Message-Id: <1455172063-1959-1-git-send-email-asd@marian1000.go.ro>
Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:27:43 +0200
From:	Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
Subject: [PATCH net v4] r8169: Bad implementation of netif_carrier_*

  On probe stage what carrier to stop and rest two situation
  netif_carrier_* is slow and disturbing autonegociation process.

Signed-off-by: Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 1f75478..0f1adfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -1675,11 +1675,9 @@ static void __rtl8169_check_link_status(struct net_device *dev,
 		/* This is to cancel a scheduled suspend if there's one. */
 		if (pm)
 			pm_request_resume(&tp->pci_dev->dev);
-		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			netif_info(tp, ifup, dev, "link up\n");
 	} else {
-		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 		netif_info(tp, ifdown, dev, "link down\n");
 		if (pm)
 			pm_schedule_suspend(&tp->pci_dev->dev, 5000);
@@ -8441,7 +8439,6 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (pci_dev_run_wake(pdev))
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 
-	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
 out:
 	return rc;
-- 
2.5.0