Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: Fix "link partner" information disappear issue

From: David Miller
Date: Wed Oct 16 2019 - 16:18:06 EST


From: Yonglong Liu <liuyonglong@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:30:39 +0800

> Some drivers just call phy_ethtool_ksettings_set() to set the
> links, for those phy drivers that use genphy_read_status(), if
> autoneg is on, and the link is up, than execute "ethtool -s
> ethx autoneg on" will cause "link partner" information disappear.
>
> The call trace is phy_ethtool_ksettings_set()->phy_start_aneg()
> ->linkmode_zero(phydev->lp_advertising)->genphy_read_status(),
> the link didn't change, so genphy_read_status() just return, and
> phydev->lp_advertising is zero now.
>
> This patch moves the clear operation of lp_advertising from
> phy_start_aneg() to genphy_read_lpa()/genphy_c45_read_lpa(), and
> if autoneg on and autoneg not complete, just clear what the
> generic functions care about.
>
> Fixes: 88d6272acaaa ("net: phy: avoid unneeded MDIO reads in genphy_read_status")
> Signed-off-by: Yonglong Liu <liuyonglong@xxxxxxxxxx>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thank you.