; netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: [PATCH] igb: Do not call netif_device_detach() when PCIe link goes
> missing
>
> When the driver notices that PCIe link is gone by reading 0x
> from a register it clears hw->hw_addr and then calls netif_device_detach().
> This happens
When the driver notices that PCIe link is gone by reading 0x
from a register it clears hw->hw_addr and then calls netif_device_detach().
This happens when the PCIe device is physically unplugged for example
the user disconnected the Thunderbolt cable.
However, netif_device_detach() prevent
