Re: [PATCH net-next v5 00/19] net: stmmac: preserve datapath state across MTU and resume failures

From: Jakub Kicinski

Date: Sun Sep 27 2026 - 18:11:11 EST


On Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:59:35 -0600 James Hilliard wrote:
> Keep the stmmac datapath coherent after failed MTU changes or hardware
> resume without changing the interface's administrative state. Retain the
> working MTU configuration for rollback, and allow ordinary down/up
> recovery when hardware cannot be restored.

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