2022-02-03 23:21:57

by Jonathan Toppins

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Subject: [PATCH v2] ice: change "can't set link" message to dbg level

In the case where the link is owned by manageability, the firmware is
not allowed to set the link state, so an error code is returned.
This however is non-fatal and there is nothing the operator can do,
so instead of confusing the operator with messages they can do nothing
about hide this message behind the debug log level.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Toppins <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
index 0c187cf04fcf..81b152133d11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
@@ -4117,9 +4117,9 @@ int ice_set_link(struct ice_vsi *vsi, bool ena)
*/
if (status == -EIO) {
if (hw->adminq.sq_last_status == ICE_AQ_RC_EMODE)
- dev_warn(dev, "can't set link to %s, err %d aq_err %s. not fatal, continuing\n",
- (ena ? "ON" : "OFF"), status,
- ice_aq_str(hw->adminq.sq_last_status));
+ dev_dbg(dev, "can't set link to %s, err %d aq_err %s. not fatal, continuing\n",
+ (ena ? "ON" : "OFF"), status,
+ ice_aq_str(hw->adminq.sq_last_status));
} else if (status) {
dev_err(dev, "can't set link to %s, err %d aq_err %s\n",
(ena ? "ON" : "OFF"), status,
--
2.27.0


2022-02-10 06:39:02

by G, GurucharanX

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Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2] ice: change "can't set link" message to dbg level



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Toppins
> Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:15 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>; intel-
> [email protected]; David S. Miller <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2] ice: change "can't set link" message to
> dbg level
>
> In the case where the link is owned by manageability, the firmware is not
> allowed to set the link state, so an error code is returned.
> This however is non-fatal and there is nothing the operator can do, so
> instead of confusing the operator with messages they can do nothing about
> hide this message behind the debug log level.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Toppins <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>

Tested-by: Gurucharan G <[email protected]> (A Contingent worker at Intel)