@@ -2469,6 +2469,7 @@ static void bnx2x_init_vn_minmax(struct bnx2x *bp, int func)
/* This function is called upon link interrupt */
static void bnx2x_link_attn(struct bnx2x *bp)
{
+ u32 prev_link_status = bp->link_vars.link_status;
/* Make sure that we are synced with the current statistics */
bnx2x_stats_handle(bp, STATS_EVENT_STOP);
@@ -2501,8 +2502,9 @@ static void bnx2x_link_attn(struct bnx2x *bp)
bnx2x_stats_handle(bp, STATS_EVENT_LINK_UP);
}
- /* indicate link status */
- bnx2x_link_report(bp);
+ /* indicate link status only if link status actually changed */
+ if (prev_link_status != bp->link_vars.link_status)
+ bnx2x_link_report(bp);
if (IS_E1HMF(bp)) {
int port = BP_PORT(bp);