netdev - Re: [PATCH net v5 0/3] net: libphy: Add phy specific functions to access mmd regs

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:00:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:	vbridgers2013@...il.com, rdunlap@...radead.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, vbridger@...era.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v5 0/3] net: libphy: Add phy specific functions to
 access mmd regs

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:29:53 -0700

> 2014-07-29 13:19 GMT-07:00 Vince Bridgers <vbridgers2013@...il.com>:
>> This set of patches addresses a problem found with the Micrel ksz9021 phy and
>> libphy, where the ksz9021 phy does not support mmd extended register access
>> per the IEEE specification as assumed by libphy. The first patch adds a
>> framework for phy specific support to specify their own function to access
>> extended phy registers, return a failure code if not supported, or to default
>> to libphy's IEEE defined method for accessing the mmd extended phy registers.
>>
>> This issue was found by using the Synopsys EMAC and a Micrel ksz9021 phy on the
>> Altera Cyclone 5 SOC development kit. This patch was tested on the same system
>> in both positive and negative test cases.
> 
> Thanks for putting this together, this looks good to me now!

Series applied to net-next, thanks everyone.
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