Re: [dpdk-stable] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix handling link status event

[Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>]

On Mon, 2018-02-12 at 10:20 -0800, Yongseok Koh wrote:
> [ backported from upstream commit c7bf62255edf ]
> 
> Even though link of a port gets down, device still can receive
> traffic.
> That is the reason why mlx5_set_link_up/down() switches
> rx/tx_pkt_burst().
> However, if link gets down by an external command (e.g. ifconfig), it
> isn't
> effective. It is better to change burst functions when link status
> change
> is detected.
> 
> Fixes: 62072098b54e ("mlx5: support setting link up or down")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yongseok Koh <yskoh@mellanox.com>
> Acked-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro@6wind.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c         |   1 -
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h         |   1 +
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c  | 118
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c |  23 ++------
>  4 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

Hi,

62072098b54e ("mlx5: support setting link up or down") is in 16.11, but
this patch does not apply cleanly. Should it be backported to 16.11? If
so, could you please take care of it?

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Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi