Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net

[cascardo/linux.git] / drivers / net / phy / phy.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 84b1fba..d972851 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -814,6 +814,7 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
        bool needs_aneg = false, do_suspend = false;
        enum phy_state old_state;
        int err = 0;
+       int old_link;
 
        mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 
@@ -899,11 +900,18 @@ void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
                phydev->adjust_link(phydev->attached_dev);
                break;
        case PHY_RUNNING:
-               /* Only register a CHANGE if we are
-                * polling or ignoring interrupts
+               /* Only register a CHANGE if we are polling or ignoring
+                * interrupts and link changed since latest checking.
                 */
-               if (!phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev))
-                       phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
+               if (!phy_interrupt_is_valid(phydev)) {
+                       old_link = phydev->link;
+                       err = phy_read_status(phydev);
+                       if (err)
+                               break;
+
+                       if (old_link != phydev->link)
+                               phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
+               }
                break;
        case PHY_CHANGELINK:
                err = phy_read_status(phydev);