netdev - RE: [PATCH v2][Nios2-dev] Altera TSE: Add missing phydev

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Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2015 15:57:29 -0500
From:	Kostya Belezko <bkostya@...mail.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"nios2-dev@...ts.rocketboards.org" <nios2-dev@...ts.rocketboards.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2][Nios2-dev] Altera TSE: Add missing phydev

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> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 15:45:00 -0500
> To: bkostya@...mail.com
> CC: nios2-dev@...ts.rocketboards.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2][Nios2-dev] Altera TSE: Add missing phydev
> From: davem@...emloft.net
>
> From: Kostya Belezko <bkostya@...mail.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:27:09 -0500
>
>> Altera network device doesn't come up after
>>
>> ifconfig eth0 down
>> ifconfig eth0 up
>>
>> The reason behind is clearing priv->phydev during tse_shutdown().
>> The phydev is not restored back at tse_open().
>>
>> Resubmiting as to follow Tobias Klauser suggestion.
>> phy_start/phy_stop are called on each ifup/ifdown and
>> phy_disconnect is called once during the module removal.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kostya Belezko <bkostya@...mail.com>
>
> I'll apply this, but I'm pretty sure the phy_disconnect() is down
> so that the PHY is powered down when the device is not up.

Hi David,
What do you mean by phy_disconnect() is down?
Originally priv->phydev is NULL (and remains null forever) right after 'ifdown eth0'


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