netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: Fix verification of EEE support in phy_init

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Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:30:35 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	linux@...ck-us.net
Cc:	f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	peppe.cavallaro@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: Fix verification of EEE support in
 phy_init_eee

From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:36:22 -0800

> phy_init_eee uses phy_find_setting(phydev->speed, phydev->duplex)
> to find a valid entry in the settings array for the given speed
> and duplex value. For full duplex 1000baseT, this will return
> the first matching entry, which is the entry for 1000baseKX_Full.
> 
> If the phy eee does not support 1000baseKX_Full, this entry will not
> match, causing phy_init_eee to fail for no good reason.
> 
> Fixes: 9a9c56cb34e6 ("net: phy: fix a bug when verify the EEE support")
> Cc: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

Applied, and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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