Re: [PATCH net] net: phylink: initialise link_state before a forced major config

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Fri,  4 Sep 2026 18:55:40 +0000 you wrote:
> phylink_resolve() leaves link_state on the stack unpopulated on its
> disable and link-failed branches, which set only link_state.link.
> phylink_apply_manual_flow() then reads the struct's advertising on
> every mode but MLO_AN_FIXED, and has done so since long before
> force_major_config existed.
> 
> force_major_config turns that into a write to the hardware. It is the
> only trigger for the major-config block that does not require
> mac_config, so phylink_major_config() programs the MAC for whatever
> the stack held, a zeroed interface is PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA, and the
> write-back stores it in pl->link_config.interface.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: phylink: initialise link_state before a forced major config
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/113998aa372f

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