From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754914AbeD3QkV (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:40:21 -0400 Received: from vps0.lunn.ch ([185.16.172.187]:45151 "EHLO vps0.lunn.ch" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752939AbeD3QkT (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:40:19 -0400 Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:40:12 +0200 From: Andrew Lunn To: Florian Fainelli Cc: David Miller , netdev@vger.kernel.org, rmk@armlinux.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, cphealy@gmail.com, nikita.yoush@cogentembedded.com, vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com, Nisar.Sayed@microchip.com, UNGLinuxDriver@microchip.com Subject: Re: [RFC net-next 0/5] Support for PHY test modes Message-ID: <20180430164012.GB16854@lunn.ch> References: <20180428003237.1536-1-f.fainelli@gmail.com> <20180429.225554.2165914401649980919.davem@davemloft.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Turning these tests on will typically result in the link partner > dropping the link with us, and the interface will be non-functional as > far as the data path is concerned (similar to an isolation mode). This > might warrant properly reporting that to user-space through e.g: a > private IFF_* value maybe? Hi Florian I've not looked at the code yet.... Is it also necessary to kick off auto-neg again after the test has finished, in order to reestablish the link? Andrew