netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: phy: convert advertise and supported to linkmode

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Date:   Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:10:35 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     andrew@...n.ch
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, florain@...n.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: phy: convert advertise and supported
 to linkmode

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:43:32 +0100

> This is the last part in converting phylib to make use of a linux
> bitmap, not a u32, to represent links modes. This will allow support
> for PHYs > 1Gbps, which need to use link modes represented by a bit >
> 32.
> 
> A number of MAC and PHY drivers need changes to support this. However
> the previous two patchesets reduced the number somewhat, the helpers
> which were introduced have been modified instead of the actual
> drivers.
> 
> The follow on patches then make use of the extra bits, adding support
> for more link modes.

Series applied.

> Given how invasive this change is, i expect the build is broken for
> some architectures i did not test. I will fixup the breakage as fast
> as i can.

I will hold you to this :-)