From: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <sudarsana.kall...@cavium.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:52:15 -0700
> Driver performs the internal reload when it receives tx-timeout event from > the OS. Internal reload might fail in some scenarios e.g., fatal HW issues. > In such cases OS still see the link, which would result in undesirable > functionalities such as re-generation of tx-timeouts. > The patch addresses this issue by indicating the link-down to OS when > tx-timeout is detected, and keeping the link in down state till the > internal reload is successful. > > Please consider applying it to 'net' branch. > > Signed-off-by: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <sudarsana.kall...@cavium.com> > Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariel.el...@cavium.com> Applied.
