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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
Cc: Russell King <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
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	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 2/2] net: stmmac: keep datapath state coherent after reinitialization failure
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:47:25 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <af3d89fc-0fb5-41a9-98ab-5a7df4c10173@lunn.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260922-submit-stmmac-reset-fixes-v1-v2-2-d92e609be996@gmail.com>

On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 05:27:41PM -0600, James Hilliard wrote:
> An MTU change releases the running datapath before reopening it.

This is the real problem. Changing the MTU should not release the
datapath. 

> If the reopen fails

Why is reopen failing?

You want the driver to allocate all the resources it needs before
releasing its old resources. That way you can always undo part way
through and still have a working interface.

	Andrew

  reply	other threads:[~2026-09-23  0:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-22 23:27 [PATCH net v2 0/2] net: stmmac: fix failed MTU reopening and hardware resume James Hilliard
2026-09-22 23:27 ` [PATCH net v2 1/2] net: phylink: allow stopping a suspended instance James Hilliard
2026-09-23  0:40   ` Andrew Lunn
2026-09-27  0:29   ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-22 23:27 ` [PATCH net v2 2/2] net: stmmac: keep datapath state coherent after reinitialization failure James Hilliard
2026-09-23  0:47   ` Andrew Lunn [this message]
2026-09-27  0:29   ` netdev-bot+sashiko

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