netdev - Re: [PATCH (net-next.git) 0/3] stmmac: rework and enhance the PCS support

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:54:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	peppe.cavallaro@...com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, alexandre.torgue@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH (net-next.git) 0/3] stmmac: rework and enhance the PCS
 support

From: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:16:23 +0200

> The 3.xx and 4.xx synopsys gmacs have a very similar
> PCS embedded module and they share almost the same registers;
> for example:
>   AN_Control, AN_Status, AN_Advertisement, AN_Link_Partner_Ability,
>   AN_Expansion, TBI_Extended_Status.
> 
> Just the RGMII/SMII Control/Status register differs.
> 
> So these patches aim to reorganize and enhance the PCS support;
> to do that, some small inline functions have been provided and
> also some rework to the PCS ISR part has been done.
> 
> In the end, the SGMII for MAC2MAC connection has been introduced.
> 
> All patches have been built on top of net-next git and, as for
> the previous version, not fully tested.

Series applied, thanks.