Re: [PATCH iwl-next v8 03/11] net: ethtool: mm: reset verification status when link is down

[Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2025 at 08:00:18AM -0500, Faizal Rahim wrote:
> When the link partner goes down, "ethtool --show-mm" still displays
> "Verification status: SUCCEEDED," reflecting a previous state that is
> no longer valid.
> 
> Reset the verification status to ensure it reflects the current state.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Faizal Rahim <faizal.abdul.rahim@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  net/ethtool/mm.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/ethtool/mm.c b/net/ethtool/mm.c
> index aa43df2ecac0..ad9b40034003 100644
> --- a/net/ethtool/mm.c
> +++ b/net/ethtool/mm.c
> @@ -415,8 +415,9 @@ void ethtool_mmsv_link_state_handle(struct ethtool_mmsv *mmsv, bool up)
>  		/* New link => maybe new partner => new verification process */
>  		ethtool_mmsv_apply(mmsv);
>  	} else {
> -		mmsv->status = ETHTOOL_MM_VERIFY_STATUS_INITIAL;
> -		mmsv->verify_retries = ETHTOOL_MM_MAX_VERIFY_RETRIES;

This is not what I requested. The lines with "-" here should have never
been introduced by patch 02/11 in the first place.

> +		/* Reset the reported verification state while the link is down */
> +		if (mmsv->verify_enabled)
> +			mmsv->status = ETHTOOL_MM_VERIFY_STATUS_INITIAL;
>  
>  		/* No link or pMAC not enabled */
>  		ethtool_mmsv_configure_pmac(mmsv, false);
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>