netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: fix marvell phy status reading

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Date:   Tue, 30 May 2017 09:46:21 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: fix marvell phy status reading

On 05/30/2017 08:21 AM, Russell King wrote:
> The Marvell driver incorrectly provides phydev->lp_advertising as the
> logical and of the link partner's advert and our advert.  This is
> incorrect - this field is supposed to store the link parter's unmodified
> advertisment.
> 
> This allows ethtool to report the correct link partner auto-negotiation
> status.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Fixes: be937f1f89ca ("Marvell PHY m88e1111 driver fix")

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