netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/ncsi: Don't take any action on HNCDSC AEN

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Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:50:29 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     sam@...dozajonas.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/ncsi: Don't take any action on HNCDSC AEN

From: Samuel Mendoza-Jonas <sam@...dozajonas.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:16:40 +1100

> The current HNCDSC handler takes the status flag from the AEN packet and
> will update or change the current channel based on this flag and the
> current channel status.
> 
> However the flag from the HNCDSC packet merely represents the host link
> state. While the state of the host interface is potentially interesting
> information it should not affect the state of the NCSI link. Indeed the
> NCSI specification makes no mention of any recommended action related to
> the host network controller driver state.
> 
> Update the HNCDSC handler to record the host network driver status but
> take no other action.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Samuel Mendoza-Jonas <sam@...dozajonas.com>

Applied, thanks.