Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: Fix the issue that netif always links up after resuming

From: David Miller
Date: Wed Dec 19 2018 - 00:49:08 EST


From: Kunihiko Hayashi <hayashi.kunihiko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:57:04 +0900

> Even though the link is down before entering hibernation,
> there is an issue that the network interface always links up after resuming
> from hibernation.
>
> If the link is still down before enabling the network interface,
> and after resuming from hibernation, the phydev->state is forcibly set
> to PHY_UP in mdio_bus_phy_restore(), and the link becomes up.
>
> In suspend sequence, only if the PHY is attached, mdio_bus_phy_suspend()
> calls phy_stop_machine(), and mdio_bus_phy_resume() calls
> phy_start_machine().
> In resume sequence, it's enough to do the same as mdio_bus_phy_resume()
> because the state has been preserved.
>
> This patch fixes the issue by calling phy_start_machine() in
> mdio_bus_phy_restore() in the same way as mdio_bus_phy_resume().
>
> Suggested-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kunihiko Hayashi <hayashi.kunihiko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied and queued up for -stable.