netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: remove call to phy_error from phy_disable

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Date:   Mon, 5 Mar 2018 21:44:56 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: remove call to phy_error from
 phy_disable_interrupts

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 08:30:49PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> All callers of phy_disable_interrupts() call phy_error() in the error
> case. Therefore we don't need to do this within the function too.

> This change also allows us to use phy_disable_interrupts() in code
> holding phydev->lock (because phy_error() takes this lock).
> Make use of this in phy_stop().

Hi Heiner

These are two logically separate changes. Please split them into two
patches in one series.

Thanks
	Andrew