[PATCH 0/2] net/intel: fix blocking link wait on device start

[Bruce Richardson]

On Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 02:34:05PM +0000, Ciara Loftus wrote:
> Device start in both ice and i40e has historically blocked for up to
> two seconds waiting for link to come up before returning. This causes
> noticeable startup delay when a link partner is slow to come up or
> absent entirely. This series reverts the wait in ice, and removes the
> wait in i40e while ensuring that the MAC config is applied when the
> link is up which is a requirement for some devices.
> 
> Ciara Loftus (2):
>   net/ice: revert fix link up when starting device
>   net/i40e: fix blocking link wait on device start
> 
>  drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
>  drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h |  2 ++
>  drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_ethdev.c   |  2 +-
>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
Series applied to dpdk-next-net-intel.

Thanks,
/Bruce