linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: ethernet: bgmac: init sequence bug

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Date:   Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:15:51 +0100
From:   Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
To:     Zac Schroff <zachary.schroff@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Jon Mason <jon.mason@...adcom.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Zac Schroff <zschroff@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: ethernet: bgmac: init sequence bug

On 2017-02-02 01:31, Zac Schroff wrote:
> How about BCMA_IOCTL_PRESERVE_ACROSS_INIT?

I think wireless drivers may still set some these bits during init.

I've a simpler idea: make it bgmac specific. Call it sth like
BGMAC_BCMA_IOCTL_PRESERVE
BGMAC_BCMA_IOCTL_RESERVED
BGMAC_BCMA_IOCTL_DONT_TOUCH