| Date | Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:27:00 -0500 | From | Bjorn Helgaas <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 12/16] switchtec_ntb: add link management |
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On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 02:57:49PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote: > switchtec_ntb checks for a link by looking at the shared memory > window. If the magic number is correct and the otherside indicates > their link is enabled then we take the link to be up. > > Whenever we change our local link status we send a msg to the > otherside to check whether it's up and change their status.
s/otherside/other side/ (twice)
> The current status is maintained in a flag so ntb_is_link_up > can return quickly. > > We utilize Switchtec's link status notifier to also check link changes > when the switch notices a port changes state.
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