netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] r8169:Remove unnecessary phy reset for pcie nic when setting link spped.

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Message-Id: <20160313.223306.1073610379327320464.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 13 Mar 2016 22:33:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hau@...ltek.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] r8169:Remove unnecessary phy reset for pcie nic
 when setting link spped.

From: Chunhao Lin <hau@...ltek.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:21:14 +0800

> For pcie nic, after setting link speed and there is no link driver does not need
> to do phy reset until link up.
> 
> For some pcie nics, to do this will also reset phy speed down counter and prevent
> phy from auto speed down.
> 
> This patch fix the issue reported in following link.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1547151
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chunhao Lin <hau@...ltek.com>

Applied, thanks.