netdev - Re: [PATCH net 3/4] net:ethernet:aquantia: Fix transient invalid link down/up indications

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Message-ID: <20170921153819.GH27589@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:38:19 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Igor Russkikh <igor.russkikh@...antia.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        David Arcari <darcari@...hat.com>,
        Pavel Belous <Pavel.Belous@...antia.com>,
        Nadezhda Krupnina <Nadezhda.Krupnina@...antia.com>,
        Simon Edelhaus <simon.edelhaus@...antia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 3/4] net:ethernet:aquantia: Fix transient invalid
 link down/up indications

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 01:53:41PM +0300, Igor Russkikh wrote:
> Due to a bug in aquantia atlantic card firmware, it sometimes reports
> invalid link speed bits. That caused driver to report link down events,
> although link itself is totally fine.
> 
> This patch ignores such out of blue readings.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Belous <Pavel.Belous@...antia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Igor Russkikh <igor.russkikh@...antia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
> index 4f5ec9a..ab5d3cb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
> @@ -351,8 +351,7 @@ int hw_atl_utils_mpi_get_link_status(struct aq_hw_s *self)
>  			break;
>  
>  		default:
> -			link_status->mbps = 0U;
> -			break;
> +			return -1;

Hi Igno

Please use a proper error code.

       Andrew