commit e4e3a2ce95 ("scsi: qla2xxx: Add ability to autodetect SFP
type") takes a heavy handed approach to BPM (Buffer Plus Management)
enablement:
1) During hardware initialization, if an LR-capable transceiver is
recognized, the driver schedules a disruptive post-initialization
chip-reset (ISP-ABORT) to allow the BPM settings to be sent to the
firmware. This chip-reset will result in (short-term) path-loss to
all fc-rports and their attached SCSI devices.
2) LR-detection is triggered during any link-up event, resulting in a
refresh and potential chip-reset
Based on firmware-team guidance, upon LR-capable transceiver
recognition, the driver's hardware initialization code will now
re-execute firmware with the new BPM settings, then continue on with
driver initialization. To address the second issue, the driver
performs LR-capable detection upon the driver receiving a
transceiver-insertion asynchronous event from firmware. No short-term
path loss is needed with this new semantic.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200226224022.24518-10-hmadhani@marvell.com
Signed-off-by: Himanshu Madhani <hmadhani@marvell.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Vasquez <andrewv@marvell.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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