netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] ftgmac100: Rework batch 1

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Date:   Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:53:15 +1000
From:   Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] ftgmac100: Rework batch 1 - Link & Interrupts

On Tue, 2017-04-04 at 21:21 -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> 
> This looks pretty good to me, two minor things:
> 
> - most drivers keep track of the old status/duplex/pause/link variables
> instead of the current one which is already available within struct
> phy_device, any particular reason for not doing like the other drivers?

We don't necessarily have a phydev attached when using NC-SI, so it was
easier to have the core code path not have to go fishing for those
settings in different places based on whether we're using NC-SI or not.

> - the need to reset the HW during link changes is just ... well too bad

Yup but there's little choice. The HW wants it. I don't see any real
point in optimizing that path mind you. Losing a few packets around
a link change isn't going to hurt and it keeps the code a lot simpler
by having a single "re-init" path.

> With that:
> 
> > Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

Thanks !

I'll post batch 2 in the next couple of days which tackles the RX path.

Cheers,
Ben.