netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-queue] e1000e: Fix check_for

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Date:   Sat, 24 Feb 2018 06:43:36 +0000
From:   "Brown, Aaron F" <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
To:     Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@...e.com>,
        "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-queue] e1000e: Fix check_for_link
 return value with autoneg off.

> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org] On
> Behalf Of Benjamin Poirier
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:12 PM
> To: Kirsher, Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-queue] e1000e: Fix check_for_link
> return value with autoneg off.
> 
> When autoneg is off, the .check_for_link callback functions clear the
> get_link_status flag and systematically return a "pseudo-error". This means
> that the link is not detected as up until the next execution of the
> e1000_watchdog_task() 2 seconds later.
> 
> Fixes: 19110cfbb34d ("e1000e: Separate signaling for link check/link up")
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@...e.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c     | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>