Re: [PATCH net-next 10/14] devlink: Add 'keep_link_up' generic devlink device param

Jiri Pirko
2025-02-28T12:51:11Z

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 03:12:23AM +0100, saeed@kernel.org wrote:
>From: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>
>
>Devices that support this in permanent mode will be requested to keep the
>port link up even when driver is not loaded, netdev carrier state won't
>affect the physical port link state.
>
>This is useful for when the link is needed to access onboard management
>such as BMC, even if the host driver isn't loaded.
>
>Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>

Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@nvidia.com>