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

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Message-ID: <1455187969.3447.4.camel@marian1000.go.ro>
Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:52:49 +0200
From:	Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4] r8169: Bad implementation of netif_carrier_*

On Thu, 2016-02-11 at 03:39 -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Corcodel Marian <asd@...ian1000.go.ro>
> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:27:43 +0200
> 
> >   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>
> 
> This doesn't tell us at all why your change is valid.  You aren't
> going into the details of what you mean by "disturbing" and why it
> being "slow" is really a problem.
> 
> In general, your patches are of a very low quality.  You give never
> give us enough information to properly evaluate your patch.
> 
> It is unlikely that even one of your patches will be applied by
> me until you fix this fundamental problem with your submissions.

May bee netif_carrier_* is good on slow changes of link good status of
interrupt ,is unable to keep track changes from link good interrupt.