Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 05/10] Documentation: networking: ethtool-netlink: Add link extended state

[Andrew Lunn]

> +Link extended states:
> +
> +  ============================    =============================================
> +  ``Autoneg failure``             Failure during auto negotiation mechanism

I think you need to define 'failure' here.

Linux PHYs don't have this state. auto-neg is either ongoing, or has
completed. There is no time limit for auto-neg. If there is no link
partner, auto-neg does not fail, it just continues until there is a
link partner which responds and negotiation completes.

Looking at the state diagrams in 802.3 clause 28, what do you consider
as failure?

	 Andrew