Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: ethernet: am65-cpsw: call netif_carrier_on/off() when appropriate

From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Wed Jan 15 2025 - 15:34:17 EST


On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 06:43:00PM +0200, Roger Quadros wrote:
> Call netif_carrier_on/off when link is up/down.
> When link is up only wake TX netif queue if network device is
> running.

Sorry, but no, this is wrong.

Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst:

16. Verify that the driver does not call::

netif_carrier_on()
netif_carrier_off()

as these will interfere with phylink's tracking of the link state,
and cause phylink to omit calls via the :c:func:`mac_link_up` and
:c:func:`mac_link_down` methods.

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