Re: [PATCH net] net: rnpgbe: Accept link-down events without speed magic

[Simon Horman]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 05:26:15PM +0800, Yibo Dong wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 08:00:22AM +0000, netdev-bot+sinfo@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > This is an automated message. This series looks like a fix, but its
> > commit messages seem to be missing some information:
> > 
> >  - How the issue was discovered, e.g. hit in production, hit during
> >    development, syzbot report, manual code inspection, LLM or static
> >    analysis tool scan.
> > 
> >  - What hardware the change was tested on. For driver fixes please
> >    mention the device (and if relevant firmware version) used for
> >    testing, or say that the change was not tested on real hardware.
> > 
> > Please do not repost the series just to address the above. Instead,
> > reply to this email with the missing information, so that reviewers
> > can take it into account. If the series needs another revision for
> > other reasons, please include the information in the commit messages
> > then.
> > 
> > The evaluation is done by an LLM so it may be wrong, if you think
> > that is the case please reply and explain.
> > 
> Hi,
> 
> The issue was encountered during rnpgbe development and hardware
> regression testing.
> 
> The fix was tested on MUCSE N210 and N500 adapters with firmware
> 1.1.8.0, using PCI passthrough to a VM. Physical N500 is used as
> link partners.
> 
> With the unpatched driver, administratively bringing down the link
> partner left the VM interface reporting carrier up throughout a
> seven-second observation period. With the patch applied, the VM
> interface correctly reported carrier down.
> 
> The comparison was repeated three times per adapter for both driver
> versions. After bringing the link partner back up, bidirectional
> ping passed in every case.
> 
> If another revision is needed, I will include this information in
> the commit message.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>