Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2 1/2] e1000e: let the sleep codes run every time

[Andrew Lunn]

> > (1) How serious this problem is. It is normal for link establishment to
> > take a few seconds from plugging the cable (due to PHY
> > auto-negotiation), and I can accept some link instability during that time.
> Actually, the problem is not critical since the link will be up
> permanently after the unstable up-down problem when hot-plugging. And
> it has no functional impact on the system. But this problem can lead
> to a failure in our script (for Canonical Certification), and it's not
> tolerable.

Please could you describe your test. We should be sure you are fixing
the right thing. Maybe the test is broken, not the driver...

    Andrew