[PATCH v3 1/1] net/mlx5: fix port down in link detection error branch

[Dariusz Sosnowski]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 01:09:48PM +0800, Yang Xu wrote:
> The port down state was not initialized in the error branch of link
> detection when MLX NIC link status update failed (ret < 0).
> This resulted in incorrect link state reporting, as the device
> retained stale link status instead of reflecting the actual down
> state under error conditions.
> 
> Fixes: 1256805dd54d ("net/mlx5: move Linux-specific functions")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yang Xu <xu.yang3 at zte.com.cn>

Acked-by: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski at nvidia.com>

Best regards,
Dariusz Sosnowski