On 12/24/2015 11:12 AM, zyjzyj2000@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, Jeff
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Changes:
> Since there is a time span between link_up and link_speed to X540 NIC, it is not appropriate to continue in the function ixgbe_watchdog_link_is_up if only link_up is ready.
>
> Best Regards!
> Zhu Yanjun
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Hi, Jeff

The following logs are from the customer.  From these logs, there is a 
time span between link_up and link_speed.
This time span sometimes will make bonding in 802.3ad mode not work well.

What I have done in the patch is to prevent this time span in the ixgbe 
driver.

Best Regards!
Zhu Yanjun

Settings for eth0:
     Supported ports: [ TP ]
     Supported link modes:   100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Supported pause frame use: No
     Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
     Advertised link modes:  100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Advertised pause frame use: No
     Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
     Speed: Unknown!
     Duplex: Unknown! (255)
     Port: Twisted Pair
     PHYAD: 0
     Transceiver: external
     Auto-negotiation: on
     MDI-X: Unknown
     Supports Wake-on: d
     Wake-on: d
     Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                    drv probe link
     Link detected: no
Settings for eth0:
     Supported ports: [ TP ]
     Supported link modes:   100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Supported pause frame use: No
     Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
     Advertised link modes:  100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Advertised pause frame use: No
     Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
     Speed: Unknown!
     Duplex: Unknown! (255)
     Port: Twisted Pair
     PHYAD: 0
     Transceiver: external
     Auto-negotiation: on
     MDI-X: Unknown
     Supports Wake-on: d
     Wake-on: d
     Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                    drv probe link
     Link detected: yes
Settings for eth0:
     Supported ports: [ TP ]
     Supported link modes:   100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Supported pause frame use: No
     Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
     Advertised link modes:  100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Advertised pause frame use: No
     Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
     Speed: Unknown!
     Duplex: Unknown! (255)
     Port: Twisted Pair
     PHYAD: 0
     Transceiver: external
     Auto-negotiation: on
     MDI-X: Unknown
     Supports Wake-on: d
     Wake-on: d
     Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                    drv probe link
     Link detected: yes
Settings for eth0:
     Supported ports: [ TP ]
     Supported link modes:   100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Supported pause frame use: No
     Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
     Advertised link modes:  100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Advertised pause frame use: No
     Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
     Speed: Unknown!
     Duplex: Unknown! (255)
     Port: Twisted Pair
     PHYAD: 0
     Transceiver: external
     Auto-negotiation: on
     MDI-X: Unknown
     Supports Wake-on: d
     Wake-on: d
     Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                    drv probe link
     Link detected: yes
Settings for eth0:
     Supported ports: [ TP ]
     Supported link modes:   100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Supported pause frame use: No
     Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
     Advertised link modes:  100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Advertised pause frame use: No
     Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
     Speed: Unknown!
     Duplex: Unknown! (255)
     Port: Twisted Pair
     PHYAD: 0
     Transceiver: external
     Auto-negotiation: on
     MDI-X: Unknown
     Supports Wake-on: d
     Wake-on: d
     Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                    drv probe link
     Link detected: yes
Settings for eth0:
     Supported ports: [ TP ]
     Supported link modes:   100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Supported pause frame use: No
     Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
     Advertised link modes:  100baseT/Full
                             1000baseT/Full
                             10000baseT/Full
     Advertised pause frame use: No
     Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
     Speed: 10000Mb/s
     Duplex: Full
     Port: Twisted Pair
     PHYAD: 0
     Transceiver: external
     Auto-negotiation: on
     MDI-X: Unknown
     Supports Wake-on: d
     Wake-on: d
     Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                    drv probe link
     Link detected: yes