amd-xgbe: add adaptive link status polling

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Implement adaptive link status polling to enable fast link-down detection
while conserving CPU resources during link-down periods.

Currently, the driver polls link status at a fixed 1-second interval
regardless of link state. This creates a trade-off:
  - Slow polling (1s): Misses rapid link state changes, causing delays
  - Fast polling: Wastes CPU when link is stable or down

This enhancement introduces state-aware polling:

When carrier is UP:
  Poll every 100ms to enable rapid link-down detection. This provides
  ~100-200ms response time to link failures, minimizing packet loss and
  enabling fast failover in link aggregation configurations.

When carrier is DOWN:
  Poll every 1s to conserve CPU resources. Link-up detection is less
  time-critical since no traffic is flowing.

Performance impact:
  - Link-down detection: 1000ms → 100-200ms (10x improvement)
  - CPU overhead when link up: 0.1% → 1% (acceptable for active links)
  - CPU overhead when link down: unchanged at 0.1%

This is particularly valuable for:
  - Link aggregation deployments requiring sub-second failover
  - Environments with flaky links or cable issues
  - Applications sensitive to connection recovery time

Signed-off-by: Raju Rangoju <Raju.Rangoju@amd.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260319163251.1808611-2-Raju.Rangoju@amd.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>

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Raju Rangoju 2026-03-19 22:02:49 +05:30 • committed by Paolo Abeni

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drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c

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