[PATCH] net/ice: make link state configurable on device stop

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:23:05 +0000
Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus at intel.com> wrote:

> Introduce the boolean restore_link_state devarg for the ice driver. When
> set, when the ice port is stopped, the physical link will be restored to
> the state it was in when the device was started.
> 
> Prior to this patch the default behaviour was to always restore the link
> to its original state. The new default behaiour is to always bring the
> link down, which is in keeping with most other drivers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus at intel.com>
> ---

Device specific devargs should be discouraged. Seems like the same
issue occurs across multiple drivers.