[PATCH v2 23/25] net/axgbe: fix the false linkup in axgbe PHY status

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 5/7/2024 1:43 PM, Venkat Kumar Ande wrote:
> In the event of a change in AXGBE mode, the current auto-negotiation
> needs to be reset and the AN cycle needs to be re-triggered. However,
> the current code ignores the return value of axgbe_set_mode(), leading to
> false information as the link is declared without checking the status
> register.
> 
> Fix this by propagating the mode switch status information to
> axgbe_phy_status().
> 
> Fixes: 102b6ec3d5c3 ("net/axgbe: support auto-negotiation for 1Gbps")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Venkat Kumar Ande <venkatkumar.ande at amd.com>
>

Should we move this fix too, as done with other patches, at the
beginning of the set?
Otherwise because of previous patches this patch won't apply cleanly to
stable releases.