[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] net/cxgbe: minor fixes for link related changes

Rahul Lakkireddy rahul.lakkireddy at chelsio.com
Fri Jan 15 18:19:15 CET 2021


Patch 1 fixes issue with link status always getting set to down by
driver for every link config change request. This is not required
for some link config changes, like Tx/Rx pause on/off. Instead,
driver should rely on actual link status returned by firmware in
link config change reply.

Patch 2 fixes issue with link FEC retraining during probe. If
firmware had already saved FEC before probe is completed, then
use the saved FEC for further link configuration, instead of
triggering link retraining. Also simplifies get fec ops.

Thanks,
Rahul

Rahul Lakkireddy (2):
  net/cxgbe: do not link down for every link config change
  net/cxgbe: avoid link FEC retraining during probe

 drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c   | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c | 21 +++++----------------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

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2.24.0



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