[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v3 1/3] igc: remove unused autoneg_failed field

KhaiWenTan
2026-04-22T16:20:19Z

autoneg_failed in struct igc_mac_info is never set in the igc driver.
Remove the field and the dead code checking it in
igc_config_fc_after_link_up().

Reviewed-by: Looi, Hong Aun <hong.aun.looi@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Faizal Rahim <faizal.abdul.rahim@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: KhaiWenTan <khai.wen.tan@linux.intel.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_hw.h | 1 -
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_mac.c | 16 +---------------
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_hw.h
index be8a49a86d09..86ab8f566f44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_hw.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ struct igc_mac_info {
bool asf_firmware_present;
bool arc_subsystem_valid;

- bool autoneg_failed;
bool get_link_status;
};

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_mac.c
index 7ac6637f8db7..142beb9ae557 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_mac.c
@@ -438,28 +438,14 @@ void igc_config_collision_dist(struct igc_hw *hw)
* Checks the status of auto-negotiation after link up to ensure that the
* speed and duplex were not forced. If the link needed to be forced, then
* flow control needs to be forced also. If auto-negotiation is enabled
- * and did not fail, then we configure flow control based on our link
- * partner.
+ * then we configure flow control based on our link partner.
*/
s32 igc_config_fc_after_link_up(struct igc_hw *hw)
{
u16 mii_status_reg, mii_nway_adv_reg, mii_nway_lp_ability_reg;
- struct igc_mac_info *mac = &hw->mac;
u16 speed, duplex;
s32 ret_val = 0;

- /* Check for the case where we have fiber media and auto-neg failed
- * so we had to force link. In this case, we need to force the
- * configuration of the MAC to match the "fc" parameter.
- */
- if (mac->autoneg_failed)
- ret_val = igc_force_mac_fc(hw);
-
- if (ret_val) {
- hw_dbg("Error forcing flow control settings\n");
- goto out;
- }
-
/* In auto-neg, we need to check and see if Auto-Neg has completed,
* and if so, how the PHY and link partner has flow control
* configured.
--
2.43.0