netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: bnxt: replace reset with config timestamps

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Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:37:04 +0100
From:   Vadim Fedorenko <vfedorenko@...ek.ru>
To:     Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: bnxt: replace reset with config timestamps

On 19.09.2022 18:44, Vadim Fedorenko wrote:
> Any change to the hardware timestamps configuration triggers nic restart,
> which breaks transmition and reception of network packets for a while.
> But there is no need to fully restart the device because while configuring
> hardware timestamps. The code for changing configuration runs after all
> of the initialisation, when the NIC is actually up and running. This patch
> changes the code that ioctl will only update configuration registers and
> will not trigger carrier status change. Tested on BCM57504.
> 

Ignore this one, plz. I'll send another with proper subject and Fixes tag.