Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: stmmac: call phylink_start() and phylink_stop() in XDP functions

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:37:58 -0700

On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:03:19 +0100 Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> "This change will have the side effect of printing link messages to
> the kernel log, even though the physical link hasn't changed state.
> This matches the carrier state."

So I did misunderstand. I thought we lose physical link. This paragraph
looks good, then, it'd correct my guess.