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* | bnxt_en: Allow statistics DMA to be configurable using ethtool -C.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The allowable range is 0.25 seconds to 1 second interval. Default is 1 second. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Assign netdev->dev_port with port ID.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | This is useful for multi-function devices. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Allow promiscuous mode for VF if default VLAN is enabled.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | With a default VLAN, the VF has its own VLAN domain and it can receive all traffic within that domain. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Increase maximum supported MTU to 9500.Vasundhara Volam2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.volam@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Enable MRU enables bit when configuring VNIC MRU.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For correctness, the MRU enables bit must be set when passing the MRU to firmware during vnic configuration. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add support for firmware updates for additional processors.Rob Swindell2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add support to the Ethtool FLASHDEV command handler for additional firmware types to cover all the on-chip processors. Signed-off-by: Rob Swindell <rob.swindell@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Request firmware reset after successful firwmare updateRob Swindell2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Upon successful mgmt processor firmware update, request a self reset upon next PCIe reset (e.g. system reboot). Signed-off-by: Rob Swindell <rob.swindell@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add support for updating flash more securelyRob Swindell2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | To support Secure Firmware Update, we must be able to allocate a staging area in the Flash. This patch adds support for the "update" type to tell firmware to do that. Signed-off-by: Rob Swindell <rob.swindell@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Do function reset on the 1st PF open only.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Calling the firmware to do function reset on the PF will kill all the VFs. To prevent that, we call function reset on the 1st PF open before any VF can be activated. On subsequent PF opens (with possibly some active VFs), a bit has been set and we'll skip the function reset. VF driver will always do function reset on every open. If there is an AER event, we will always do function reset. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadocm.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Update firmware spec. to 1.3.0.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | And update driver version to 1.3.0. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: VF/NPAR should return -EOPNOTSUPP for unsupported ethtool ops.Michael Chan2016-07-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Returning 0 for doing nothing is confusing to the user. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/netDavid S. Miller2016-06-30
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Several cases of overlapping changes, except the packet scheduler conflicts which deal with the addition of the free list parameter to qdisc_enqueue(). Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * net: bgmac: Remove superflous netif_carrier_on()Florian Fainelli2016-06-28
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | bgmac_open() calls phy_start() to initialize the PHY state machine, which will set the interface's carrier state accordingly, no need to force that as this could be conflicting with the PHY state determined by PHYLIB. Fixes: dd4544f05469 ("bgmac: driver for GBit MAC core on BCMA bus") Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * net: bgmac: Start transmit queue in bgmac_openFlorian Fainelli2016-06-28
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The driver does not start the transmit queue in bgmac_open(). If the queue was stopped prior to closing then re-opening the interface, we would never be able to wake-up again. Fixes: dd4544f05469 ("bgmac: driver for GBit MAC core on BCMA bus") Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * net: bgmac: Fix SOF bit checkingFlorian Fainelli2016-06-28
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We are checking for the Start of Frame bit in the ctl1 word, while this bit is set in the ctl0 word instead. Read the ctl0 word and update the check to verify that. Fixes: 9cde94506eac ("bgmac: implement scatter/gather support") Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | net: ethernet: bgmac: use phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettingsPhilippe Reynes2016-06-22
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | There are two generics functions phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings, so we can use them instead of defining the same code in the driver. Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | net: ethernet: bgmac: use phydev from struct net_devicePhilippe Reynes2016-06-22
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The private structure contain a pointer to phydev, but the structure net_device already contain such pointer. So we can remove the pointer phydev in the private structure, and update the driver to use the one contained in struct net_device. Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | net: ethernet: bcmsysport: use phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettingsPhilippe Reynes2016-06-19
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | There are two generics functions phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings, so we can use them instead of defining the same code in the driver. Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | net: ethernet: bcmsysport: use phydev from struct net_devicePhilippe Reynes2016-06-19
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The private structure contain a pointer to phydev, but the structure net_device already contain such pointer. So we can remove the pointer phydev in the private structure, and update the driver to use the one contained in struct net_device. Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt: Move GENEVE support from hard-coded port to using port notifierAlexander Duyck2016-06-17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The port number for GENEVE is hard coded into the bnxt driver. This is the kind of thing we want to avoid going forward. For now I will integrate this back into the port notifier so that we can change the GENEVE port number if we need to in the future. Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@mirantis.com> Acked-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt: Update drivers to support unified UDP encapsulation offload functionsAlexander Duyck2016-06-17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch ends up doing several things. First it updates the driver to make use of the new unified UDP tunnel offload notifier functions. In addition I updated the code so that we can work around the bits that were checking for if VXLAN was enabled since we are now using a notifier based setup. Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@mirantis.com> Acked-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnx2x: Move all UDP port notifiers to single functionAlexander Duyck2016-06-17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch goes through and combines the notifiers for VXLAN and GENEVE into a single function for each action. So there is now one combined function for getting ports, one for adding the ports, and one for deleting the ports. I also went through and dropped the BNX2X VXLAN and GENEVE specific build flags. Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <aduyck@mirantis.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Support new ETHTOOL_{G|S}LINKSETTINGS API.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | To fully support 25G and 50G link settings. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Don't allow autoneg on cards that don't support it.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Some cards do not support autoneg. The current code does not prevent the user from enabling autoneg with ethtool on such cards, causing confusion. Firmware provides the autoneg capability information and we just need to store it in the support_auto_speeds field in bnxt_link_info struct. The ethtool set_settings() call will check this field before proceeding with autoneg. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add BCM5731X and BCM5741X device IDs.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add GRO logic for BCM5731X chips.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add bnxt_gro_func_5731x() to handle GRO packets for this chip. The completion structures used in the new chip have new data to help determine the header offsets. The offsets can be off by 4 if the packet is an internal loopback packet (e.g. from one VF to another VF). Some additional logic is added to adjust the offsets if it is a loopback packet. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Refactor bnxt_gro_skb().Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Newer chips require different logic to handle GRO packets. So refactor the code so that we can call different functions depending on the chip. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Define the supported chip numbers.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Define all the supported chip numbers and chip categories. Store the chip_num returned by firmware. If the call to get the version and chip number fails, we should abort. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add PCI device ID for 57404 NPAR devices.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Enable NPAR (NIC Partitioning) Support.Satish Baddipadige2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NPAR type is read from bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg. Do not allow changing link parameters if in NPAR mode sinc ethe port is shared among multiple partitions. The link parameters are set up by firmware. Signed-off-by: Satish Baddipadige <sbaddipa@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Handle VF_CFG_CHANGE event from firmware.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | When the VF driver gets this event, the VF configuration has changed (such as default VLAN). The VF driver will initiate a silent reset to pick up the new configuration. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add new function bnxt_reset().Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | When a default VLAN is added to the VF, the VF driver needs to reset to pick up the default VLAN ID. We can use the same tx timeout reset logic to do that, without the debug output. This new function, with the silent parameter to suppress debug output will now serve both purposes. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add function for VF driver to query default VLAN.Michael Chan2016-06-14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The PF can setup a default VLAN for a VF. The default VLAN tag is automatically inserted and stripped without the knowledge of the stack running on the VF. The VF driver needs to know that default VLAN is enabled as VLAN acceleration on the RX side is no longer supported. Call netdev_update_features() to fix up the VLAN features as necessary. Also, VLAN strip mode must be enabled to strip out the default VLAN tag. Only allow VF default VLAN to be set if the firmware spec is >= 1.2.1. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/netDavid S. Miller2016-06-10
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Conflicts: net/sched/act_police.c net/sched/sch_drr.c net/sched/sch_hfsc.c net/sched/sch_prio.c net/sched/sch_red.c net/sched/sch_tbf.c In net-next the drop methods of the packet schedulers got removed, so the bug fixes to them in 'net' are irrelevant. A packet action unload crash fix conflicts with the addition of the new firstuse timestamp. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * bnxt_en: Simplify VLAN receive logic.Michael Chan2016-06-07
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Since both CTAG and STAG rx acceleration must be enabled together, we only need to check one feature flag (NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX) before calling __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(). Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * bnxt_en: Enable and disable RX CTAG and RX STAG VLAN acceleration together.Michael Chan2016-06-07
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The hardware can only be set to strip or not strip both the VLAN CTAG and STAG. It cannot strip one and not strip the other. Add logic to bnxt_fix_features() to toggle both feature flags when the user is toggling one of them. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * bnxt_en: Fix tx push race condition.Michael Chan2016-06-07
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Set the is_push flag in the software BD before the tx data is pushed to the chip. It is possible to get the tx interrupt as soon as the tx data is pushed. The tx handler will not handle the event properly if the is_push flag is not set and it will crash. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadocm.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| * bnx2x: allow adding VLANs while interface is downMichal Schmidt2016-06-05
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Since implementing VLAN filtering in commit 05cc5a39ddb74 ("bnx2x: add vlan filtering offload") bnx2x refuses to add a VLAN while the interface is down: # ip link add link enp3s0f0 enp3s0f0_10 type vlan id 10 RTNETLINK answers: Bad address and in dmesg (with bnx2x.debug=0x20): bnx2x: [bnx2x_vlan_rx_add_vid:12941(enp3s0f0)]Ignoring VLAN configuration the interface is down Other drivers have no problem with this. Fix this peculiar behavior in the following way: - Accept requests to add/kill VID regardless of the device state. Maintain the requested list of VIDs in the bp->vlan_reg list. - If the device is up, try to configure the VID list into the hardware. If we run out of VLAN credits or encounter a failure configuring an entry, fall back to accepting all VLANs. If we successfully configure all entries from the list, turn the fallback off. - Use the same code for reconfiguring VLANs during NIC load. Signed-off-by: Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@redhat.com> Acked-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@qlogic.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bgmac: Maintain some netdev statisticsFlorian Fainelli2016-06-10
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Add a few netdev statistics to report transmitted and received bytes and packets and a few obvious errors. Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bgmac: Add support for ethtool statisticsFlorian Fainelli2016-06-10
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Read the statistics from the BGMAC's builtin MAC and return them to user-space using the standard ethtool helpers. Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bgmac: Bind net_device with backing device structureFlorian Fainelli2016-06-10
|/ | | | | | | | | In preparation for allowing different helpers to be utilized against network devices created by the bgmac driver, make sure that we bind the net_device with core->dev. Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* bnx2x: avoid leaking memory on bnx2x_init_one() failuresVitaly Kuznetsov2016-05-31
| | | | | | | | | | | | bnx2x_init_bp() allocates memory with bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp() so if we fail later in bnx2x_init_one() we need to free this memory with bnx2x_free_mem_bp() to avoid leakages. E.g. I'm observing memory leaks reported by kmemleak when a failure (unrelated) happens in bnx2x_vfpf_acquire(). Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com> Acked-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@qlogic.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* net: define gso types for IPx over IPv4 and IPv6Tom Herbert2016-05-20
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch defines two new GSO definitions SKB_GSO_IPXIP4 and SKB_GSO_IPXIP6 along with corresponding NETIF_F_GSO_IPXIP4 and NETIF_F_GSO_IPXIP6. These are used to described IP in IP tunnel and what the outer protocol is. The inner protocol can be deduced from other GSO types (e.g. SKB_GSO_TCPV4 and SKB_GSO_TCPV6). The GSO types of SKB_GSO_IPIP and SKB_GSO_SIT are removed (these are both instances of SKB_GSO_IPXIP4). SKB_GSO_IPXIP6 will be used when support for GSO with IP encapsulation over IPv6 is added. Signed-off-by: Tom Herbert <tom@herbertland.com> Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* Merge branch 'for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds2016-05-17
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial Pull trivial tree updates from Jiri Kosina. * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (21 commits) gitignore: fix wording mfd: ab8500-debugfs: fix "between" in printk memstick: trivial fix of spelling mistake on management cpupowerutils: bench: fix "average" treewide: Fix typos in printk IB/mlx4: printk fix pinctrl: sirf/atlas7: fix printk spelling serial: mctrl_gpio: Grammar s/lines GPIOs/line GPIOs/, /sets/set/ w1: comment spelling s/minmum/minimum/ Blackfin: comment spelling s/divsor/divisor/ metag: Fix misspellings in comments. ia64: Fix misspellings in comments. hexagon: Fix misspellings in comments. tools/perf: Fix misspellings in comments. cris: Fix misspellings in comments. c6x: Fix misspellings in comments. blackfin: Fix misspelling of 'register' in comment. avr32: Fix misspelling of 'definitions' in comment. treewide: Fix typos in printk Doc: treewide : Fix typos in DocBook/filesystem.xml ...
| * treewide: Fix typos in printkMasanari Iida2016-04-28
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch fix spelling typos in printk from various part of the codes. Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida <standby24x7@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
* | bnxt_en: Use dma_rmb() instead of rmb().Michael Chan2016-05-15
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Use the weaker but more appropriate dma_rmb() to order the reading of the completion ring. Suggested-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Add BCM57314 device ID.Michael Chan2016-05-15
| | | | | | | | | | Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Simplify and improve unsupported SFP+ module reporting.Michael Chan2016-05-15
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The current code is more complicated than necessary and can only report unsupported SFP+ module if it is plugged in after the device is up. Rename bnxt_port_module_event() to bnxt_get_port_module_status(). We already have the current module_status in the link_info structure, so just check that and report any unsupported SFP+ module status. Delete the unnecessary last_port_module_event. Call this function at the end of bnxt_open to report unsupported module already plugged in. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Fix length value in dmesg log firmware error message.Michael Chan2016-05-15
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The len value in the hwrm error message is wrong. Use the properly adjusted value in the variable len. Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
* | bnxt_en: Improve the delay logic for firmware response.Michael Chan2016-05-15
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The current code has 2 problems: 1. The maximum wait time is not long enough. It is about 60% of the duration specified by the firmware. It is calling usleep_range(600, 800) for every 1 msec we are supposed to wait. 2. The granularity of the delay is too coarse. Many simple firmware commands finish in 25 usec or less. We fix these 2 issues by multiplying the original 1 msec loop counter by 40 and calling usleep_range(25, 40) for each iteration. There is also a second delay loop to wait for the last DMA word to complete. This delay loop should be a very short 5 usec wait. This change results in much faster bring-up/down time: Before the patch: time ip link set p4p1 up real 0m0.120s user 0m0.001s sys 0m0.009s After the patch: time ip link set p4p1 up real 0m0.030s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.010s Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>