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    SubjectRe: [RFC] net: phy: smsc: Disable auto-negotiation on startup
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    On 10/10/2016 10:41 AM, Kyle Roeschley wrote:
    > Because the SMSC PHY completes auto-negotiation before the driver is
    > ready to handle interrupts, the PHY state machine never realizes that we
    > have a link. Clear the ANENABLE bit on initialization, which lets
    > genphy_config_aneg do its thing when that code is hit later.
    >
    > While this patch does fix the problem we see (no link on boot without
    > re-plugging the cable), it seems like the generic PHY code should be
    > able to handle auto-negotiation completing before interrupts are
    > enabled. Submitted as an RFC in the hopes that someone has an idea as to
    > how that could be done.
    >
    > This fix is copied from commit 99f81afc139c ("phy: micrel: Disable auto
    > negotiation on startup").

    Do you mind trying:

    https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg397857.html

    and see if you do get link interrupts without your patch applied? Thanks!
    --
    Florian

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