Re: [PATCH net] net: rnpgbe: Accept link-down events without speed magic

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Thu Oct 29 2026 - 07:35:10 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:54:45 +0800 you wrote:
> The interface can continue reporting carrier up after the link goes
> down because the driver ignores the firmware's link-down notification.
>
> Firmware reports link-down events with a zero port_magic and no
> valid speed or duplex information. The driver requires ST_VALID_MAGIC
> for every link event and returns before updating the cached link state
> when this check fails. It also writes an invalid driver snapshot to
> firmware instead of acknowledging the link-down state.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net] net: rnpgbe: Accept link-down events without speed magic
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/6815a2513eff

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