RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v3] ice/ptp: fix the PTP worker retrying indefinitely if the link went down

[G, GurucharanX]

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> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
> Daniel Vacek
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 1:53 AM
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> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v3] ice/ptp: fix the PTP worker retrying
> indefinitely if the link went down
> 
> When the link goes down the ice_ptp_tx_tstamp() may loop re-trying to
> process the packets till the 2 seconds timeout finally drops them.
> In such a case it makes sense to just drop them right away.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vacek <neelx@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Tested-by: Gurucharan G <gurucharanx.g@xxxxxxxxx> (A Contingent worker at Intel)