e1000e: Correct link check logic for 82571 serdes
authorTushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com>
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:56:56 +0000 (08:56 +0000)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:58:21 +0000 (08:58 -0700)
commitc90dab38fe75c7a131a3db8d35aedaf155aede04
tree7756a18b39ac2a3e30736c8d2ae47f43d8095b60
parent16f1a5d495c4c8bd246c96052ab5a0fc4fd03646
e1000e: Correct link check logic for 82571 serdes

commit d0efa8f23a644f7cb7d1f8e78dd9a223efa412a3 upstream.

SYNCH bit and IV bit of RXCW register are sticky. Before examining these bits,
RXCW should be read twice to filter out one-time false events and have correct
values for these bits. Incorrect values of these bits in link check logic can
cause weird link stability issues if auto-negotiation fails.

Reported-by: Dean Nelson <dnelson@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <jeffrey.e.pieper@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c