netdev - Re: [PATCH -next 1/2] net: tc35815: Fix build error due to missed API change

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Date:	Sat, 9 Jan 2016 18:48:53 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 1/2] net: tc35815: Fix build error due to missed API
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On 01/09/2016 02:09 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> Hi Guenter
>>>
>>> You fix looks right, but i'm wondering about the code which is being
>>> fixed.
>>>
>>> How can phydev ever evaluate to true, given the break statement?  Can
>>> this code every detect multiple PHYs? I think not.
>>>
>>> Either the break needs to be removed, or we just replace the whole lot
>>> with phy_find_first().
>>>
>>
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> you are right, the current code is pretty pointless.
>>
>> I would suggest to use phy_find_first().
>
> Me too.
>
>> Should I submit a separate patch, or replace my patch with v2 ?
>
> I say a v2 which uses phy_find_first() and include in the changelog
> why the current code is pointless and so the change to
> phy_find_first().
>

Ok, I'll do that.

Guenter