Some ethernet drivers may call phy_start() and phy_stop() from ndo_open() and ndo_close() respectively.
When network cable is unconnected, and operate like below: step 1: ifconfig ethX up -> ndo_open -> phy_start ->start autoneg, and phy is no link. step 2: ifconfig ethX down -> ndo_close -> phy_stop -> just stop phy state machine. This patch forces phy suspend even phydev->link is off. Signed-off-by: Jian Shen <shenjia...@huawei.com> --- drivers/net/phy/phy.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c index f3adea9..0acd5b4 100644 --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c @@ -911,8 +911,8 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work) if (phydev->link) { phydev->link = 0; phy_link_down(phydev, true); - do_suspend = true; } + do_suspend = true; break; } -- 2.8.1