netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] PCI: let pci_disable_link

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:06:00 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     hkallweit1@...il.com
Cc:     bhelgaas@...gle.com, nic_swsd@...ltek.com,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] PCI: let pci_disable_link_state propagate
 errors

From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 23:12:56 +0200

> Drivers like r8169 rely on pci_disable_link_state() having disabled
> certain ASPM link states. If OS can't control ASPM then
> pci_disable_link_state() turns into a no-op w/o informing the caller.
> The driver therefore may falsely assume the respective ASPM link
> states are disabled. Let pci_disable_link_state() propagate errors
> to the caller, enabling the caller to react accordingly.
> 
> I'd propose to let this series go through the netdev tree if the PCI
> core extension is acked by the PCI people.

Series applied, thanks Heiner.