netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 11/14] net/mlx5: Implement devlink keep_link

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Message-ID: <gbm5hz3x73n4peyho3v57xk244dsdixshxldhlo57gnyfsyeow@6ttickkw34gx>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:51:51 +0100
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To: Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, 
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, 
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>, Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>, 
	Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 11/14] net/mlx5: Implement devlink keep_link_up
 port parameter

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 03:12:24AM +0100, saeed@...nel.org wrote:
>From: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>
>
>When set, the NIC keeps the link up as long as the host is not in standby
>mode, even when the driver is not loaded.
>
>When enabled, netdev carrier state won't affect the physical port link state.
>
>This is useful for when the link is needed to access onboard management
>such as BMC, even if the host driver isn't loaded.
>
>Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>