netdev - Re: [PATCH -next 2/2] phylib: Rework suspend/resume code to check netdev wakeup capability

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Date:	Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:54:32 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	avorontsov@...mvista.com
Cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com, afleming@...escale.com, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 2/2] phylib: Rework suspend/resume code to check
 netdev wakeup capability

From: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@...mvista.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:39:14 +0300

> In most cases (e.g. PCI drivers) MDIO and MAC controllers are
> represented by the same device. But for SOC ethernets we have
> separate devices. So, in SOC case, checking whether MDIO
> controller may wakeup is not only makes little sense, but also
> prevents us from doing per-netdevice wakeup management.
> 
> This patch reworks suspend/resume code so that now it checks
> for net device's wakeup flags, not MDIO controller's ones.
> 
> Each netdevice should manage its wakeup flags, and phylib will
> decide whether suspend an attached PHY or not.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@...mvista.com>

Applied.
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