[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/bnxt: fix link update op

[Ajit Khaparde]

On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 8:47 AM Kalesh A P
<kalesh-anakkur.purayil at broadcom.com> wrote:
>
> From: Kalesh AP <kalesh-anakkur.purayil at broadcom.com>
>
> 1. When port is stopped, we can forcibly set the link status for the
>    device to down.
> 2. VFs and MH PFs do not have the privilege to bring the link down.
>    As a result driver prints "Link Up" when port is stopped.
> 3. When driver receives link status/speed/config async event from fw,
>    driver invokes bnxt_link_update() with exp_link_status as ETH_LINK_UP.
>    This is not logically correct as the async event could be for Link up
>    or link down or for speed change.
>
> Fixes: 074cacb9907a ("net/bnxt: fix link during port toggle")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Kalesh AP <kalesh-anakkur.purayil at broadcom.com>
> Reviewed-by: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur at broadcom.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ajit Kumar Khaparde <ajit.khaparde at broadcom.com>

Patch applied to dpdk-next-net-brcm. Thanks