[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix link state update

[Raslan Darawsheh]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Raslan Darawsheh
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020 4:20 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Matan Azrad <matan at nvidia.com>; Slava Ovsiienko
> <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>; NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon
> <thomas at monjalon.net>; Benoît Ganne <bganne at cisco.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix link state update
> 
> From: Benoît Ganne <bganne at cisco.com>
> 
> mlx5 PMD refuses to update link state if link speed is defined but
> status is down or if link speed is undefined but status is up, even if
> the ioctl() succeeded.
> This prevents application to detect link up/down event, especially when
> the link speed is not correctly detected.
> As link speed is nice to have whereas link status is mandatory for
> operations, always update link state regardless of link speed. The
> application can then check link speed if needs be.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benoît Ganne <bganne at cisco.com>
> Signed-off-by: Raslan Darawsheh <rasland at nvidia.com>

Patch applied to next-net-mlx,

Kindest regards,
Raslan Darawsheh