Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:08:37 -0700 you wrote:
> Remove the implementation of use_carrier, the link monitoring
> method that utilizes ethtool or ioctl to determine the link state of an
> interface in a bond. Bonding will always behaves as if use_carrier=1,
> which relies on netif_carrier_ok() to determine the link state of
> interfaces.
>
> To avoid acquiring RTNL many times per second, bonding inspects
> link state under RCU, but not under RTNL. However, ethtool
> implementations in drivers may sleep, and therefore this strategy is
> unsuitable for use with calls into driver ethtool functions.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next] bonding: Remove support for use_carrier
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/23a6037ce76c
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