bnxt_en: Eliminate unintended link toggle during FW reset
authorMichael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
Sat, 5 Mar 2022 08:54:39 +0000 (03:54 -0500)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:00:59 +0000 (21:00 +0200)
commit79cfc0052f3916238421330c2a70474ee2df3567
treeebc1e4b288372427a6607a609fb4dceabdecf4b2
parent9567d54e70ff58c2695c2cc2e53c86c67551d3e6
bnxt_en: Eliminate unintended link toggle during FW reset

[ Upstream commit 7c492a2530c1f05441da541307c2534230dfd59b ]

If the flow control settings have been changed, a subsequent FW reset
may cause the ethernet link to toggle unnecessarily.  This link toggle
will increase the down time by a few seconds.

The problem is caused by bnxt_update_phy_setting() detecting a false
mismatch in the flow control settings between the stored software
settings and the current FW settings after the FW reset.  This mismatch
is caused by the AUTONEG bit added to link_info->req_flow_ctrl in an
inconsistent way in bnxt_set_pauseparam() in autoneg mode.  The AUTONEG
bit should not be added to link_info->req_flow_ctrl.

Reviewed-by: Colin Winegarden <colin.winegarden@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c