const struct phylink_link_state *state)
{
if (link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND) {
+ int bmsr, bmcr;
+
+ /* Some PHYs like VSC8234 don't like it when AN restarts on
+ * their system side and they restart line side AN too, going
+ * into an endless link up/down loop. Don't restart PCS AN if
+ * link is up already.
+ * We do check that AN is enabled just in case this is the 1st
+ * call, PCS detects a carrier but AN is disabled from power on
+ * or by boot loader.
+ */
+ bmcr = phy_read(pcs, MII_BMCR);
+ if (bmcr < 0)
+ return;
+
+ bmsr = phy_read(pcs, MII_BMSR);
+ if (bmsr < 0)
+ return;
+
+ if ((bmcr & BMCR_ANENABLE) && (bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS))
+ return;
+
/* SGMII spec requires tx_config_Reg[15:0] to be exactly 0x4001
* for the MAC PCS in order to acknowledge the AN.
*/