From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754657AbbCBUDi (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:03:38 -0500 Received: from bh-25.webhostbox.net ([208.91.199.152]:49417 "EHLO bh-25.webhostbox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754390AbbCBUDg (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:03:36 -0500 From: Guenter Roeck To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Cc: "David S. Miller" , Guenter Roeck , Claudiu Manoil , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] gianfar: Reduce logging noise seen due to phy polling if link is down Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 12:03:27 -0800 Message-Id: <1425326607-21464-1-git-send-email-linux@roeck-us.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.1.0 X-Authenticated_sender: guenter@roeck-us.net X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 X-CTCH-PVer: 0000001 X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown X-CTCH-VOD: Unknown X-CTCH-Flags: 0 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020205.54F4C218.0121,ss=1,re=0.001,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-CTCH-Score: 0.001 X-CTCH-ScoreCust: 0.000 X-CTCH-Rules: C_4847, X-CTCH-SenderID: linux@roeck-us.net X-CTCH-SenderID-Flags: 0 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalMessages: 4 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalSpam: 0 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalSuspected: 0 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalConfirmed: 0 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalBulk: 0 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalVirus: 0 X-CTCH-SenderID-TotalRecipients: 0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - bh-25.webhostbox.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - roeck-us.net X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: bh-25.webhostbox.net: mailgid no entry from get_relayhosts_entry X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Commit 6ce29b0e2a04 ("gianfar: Avoid unnecessary reg accesses in adjust_link()") eliminates unnecessary calls to adjust_link for phy devices which don't support interrupts and need polling. As part of that work, the 'new_state' local flag, which was used to reduce logging noise on the console, was eliminated. Unfortunately, that means that a 'Link is Down' log message will now be issued continuously if a link is configured as UP, the link state is down, and the associated phy requires polling. This occurs because priv->oldduplex is -1 in this case, which always differs from phydev->duplex. In addition, phydev->speed may also differ from priv->oldspeed. gfar_update_link_state() is therefore called each time a phy is polled, even if the link state did not change. Cc: Claudiu Manoil Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck --- drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c index 43df788..178e540 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c @@ -3162,8 +3162,8 @@ static void adjust_link(struct net_device *dev) struct phy_device *phydev = priv->phydev; if (unlikely(phydev->link != priv->oldlink || - phydev->duplex != priv->oldduplex || - phydev->speed != priv->oldspeed)) + (phydev->link && (phydev->duplex != priv->oldduplex || + phydev->speed != priv->oldspeed)))) gfar_update_link_state(priv); } -- 2.1.0