On Fri, 5 Aug 2022 17:57:14 +0200 Alexandra Winter wrote:
> Since
> commit e6e771b3d897 ("s390/qeth: detach netdevice while card is offline")
> there was a timing window during recovery, that qeth_query_card_info could
> be sent to the card, even before it was ready for it, leading to a failing
> card recovery. There is evidence that this window was hit, as not all
> callers of get_link_ksettings() check for netif_device_present.
>
> Use cached values in qeth_get_link_ksettings(), instead of calling
> qeth_query_card_info() and falling back to default values in case it
> fails. Link info is already updated when the card goes online, e.g. after
> STARTLAN (physical link up). Set the link info to default values, when the
> card goes offline or at STOPLAN (physical link down). A follow-on patch
> will improve values reported for link down.
>
> Fixes: e6e771b3d897 ("s390/qeth: detach netdevice while card is offline")
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandra Winter <wintera@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Thorsten Winkler <twinkler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ah, looks like you figured out what my confusion was and squashed
the patches :) That works, too.
