Re: [PATCH net v4 0/3] net: phy: smsc: use IRQ + relaxed polling to fix missed link-up

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Wed Jul 16 2025 - 20:20:55 EST


On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:52:37 +0200 Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> This series makes the SMSC LAN8700 (as used in LAN9512 and similar USB
> adapters) reliable again in configurations where it is forced to 10 Mb/s
> and the link partner still advertises autonegotiation.
>
> In this scenario, the PHY may miss the final link-up interrupt, causing
> the network interface to remain down even though a valid link is
> present.

Could we get a PHY maintainer ack on these (especially patch 2)?