netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 10/13] ftgmac100: Add a reset task and use it for link changes

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Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2017 17:00:46 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/13] ftgmac100: Add a reset task and use it for link
 changes

On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 12:28:50PM +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> Link speed changes require a full HW reset. This isn't done
> properly at the moment. It will involve delays and thus isn't
> suitable to do from the link poll callback.
> 
> So let's create a reset_task that we can queue up when the
> link changes. It will be useful for various cases of error
> handling as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew