Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2 2/2] e1000e: fix link fluctuations problem

From: Sasha Neftin
Date: Wed May 08 2024 - 01:05:53 EST


On 07/05/2024 15:31, Andrew Lunn wrote:
On Fri, May 03, 2024 at 06:18:36PM +0800, Ricky Wu wrote:
As described in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218642,
Intel I219-LM reports link up -> link down -> link up after hot-plugging
the Ethernet cable.

Please could you quote some parts of 802.3 which state this is a
problem. How is this breaking the standard.

Andrew

In I219-* parts used LSI PHY. This PHY is compliant with the 802.3 IEEE standard if I recall correctly. Auto-negotiation and link establishment are processed following the IEEE standard and could vary from platform to platform but are not violent to the IEEE standard.

En-Wei, My recommendation is not to accept these patches. If you think there is a HW/PHY problem - open a ticket on Intel PAE.

Sasha