Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.2 26/53] netpoll: Remove 4s sleep during carrier detection

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Mon Feb 27 2023 - 13:15:43 EST


On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 09:44:18 -0500 Sasha Levin wrote:
> From: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> [ Upstream commit d8afe2f8a92d2aac3df645772f6ee61b0b2fc147 ]
>
> This patch removes the msleep(4s) during netpoll_setup() if the carrier
> appears instantly.
>
> Here are some scenarios where this workaround is counter-productive in
> modern ages:

Potential behavior change, can we wait 4 weeks, until it's been
in a couple of -rcs?