2015-06-16 15:38, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy: > Current ixgbe VF base driver only really read the status register when: > - get_link_status is true > - link reset > - mailbox timeout. > > We only set get_link_status to true when we start the PF/VF, so > following calls to ixgbe_dev_link_update will just keep the old link > status unless the link has been reset. > > Because of this behaviour, when the link status of the PF changes after > the VF has been initialized, we do not read the current status register > from the nic and instead we just keep the old link status. > > Fix the problem by setting this field to true before calling > ixgbe_check_link function from base driver. We don't need to check after > this call for get_link_status anymore, so remove it. > > Signed-off-by: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy at intel.com>
Applied, thanks
