netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: dsa: Plug in PHYLINK support

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Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:59:55 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, privat@...l-hjelmeland.no,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk, sean.wang@...iatek.com,
        Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com, john@...ozen.org, cphealy@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: dsa: Plug in PHYLINK support

Hi Andrew,

On 03/18/2018 12:19 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> +static int dsa_slave_nway_reset(struct net_device *dev)
>> +{
>> +	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
>> +
>> +	return phylink_ethtool_nway_reset(dp->pl);
>> +}
> 
> Hi Florian
> 
> I've seen in one of Russells trees a patch to put a phylink into
> net_device. That would make a generic slave_nway_reset() possible, and
> a few others as well. Maybe it makes sense to pull in that patch?

To make this generic, we would have to have net_device carry a reference
to a phylink instance, which I would rather not do. Were you possibly
referring to this patch set:

http://git.armlinux.org.uk/cgit/linux-arm.git/commit/?h=phy&id=4eda3b76573473d811bc80a6f0e5a2e06dd76bf6

in which case I think it was discussed and rejected (that was my
recollection).
-- 
Florian