Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] Allow disabling pause frames on panic

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Mon,  3 Nov 2025 11:46:29 -0800 Florian Fainelli wrote:
> This patch set allows disabling pause frame generation upon encountering
> a kernel panic. This has proven to be helpful in lab environments where
> devices are still being worked on, will panic for various reasons, and
> will occasionally take down the entire Ethernet switch they are attached
> to.

Could you explain in more detail? What does it mean that a pause frame
takes down an Ethernet switch?