[Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH S48 5/7] i40e: Fix for long link down notification time

[Bowers, AndrewX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces at lists.osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Bimmy Pujari
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:29 AM
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH S48 5/7] i40e: Fix for long link down
> notification time
> 
> From: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny at intel.com>
> 
> This patch fixes a problem where it could take a very long time (>100 msec)
> to print the link down notification.
> This problem is fixed by changing how often we update link info from fw,
> when link is down. Without this patch, it can take over 100msec to notify user
> link is down.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny at intel.com>
> Change-ID: Ib876eb30834c7080792becd13ee093b9cbb35d78
> ---
> Testing Hints : Check msec to link down notification appearance.
> Should be less than 100msec vs.more before.
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers at intel.com>
Link down notification appears immediately upon downing the interface