[PATCH net-next] net/ncsi: Don't take any action on HNCDSC AEN

David Miller davem at davemloft.net
Tue Dec 19 06:50:29 AEDT 2017


From: Samuel Mendoza-Jonas <sam at mendozajonas.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:16:40 +1100

> The current HNCDSC handler takes the status flag from the AEN packet and
> will update or change the current channel based on this flag and the
> current channel status.
> 
> However the flag from the HNCDSC packet merely represents the host link
> state. While the state of the host interface is potentially interesting
> information it should not affect the state of the NCSI link. Indeed the
> NCSI specification makes no mention of any recommended action related to
> the host network controller driver state.
> 
> Update the HNCDSC handler to record the host network driver status but
> take no other action.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Samuel Mendoza-Jonas <sam at mendozajonas.com>

Applied, thanks.


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