netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net:usb:lan78xx: fix accessing the LAN7800's internal phy specific registers from the MAC driver

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Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:08:47 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Yuiko Oshino <yuiko.oshino@...rochip.com>
Cc:     enguerrand.de-ribaucourt@...oirfairelinux.com,
        woojung.huh@...rochip.com, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        edumazet@...gle.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] net:usb:lan78xx: fix accessing the LAN7800's
 internal phy specific registers from the MAC driver

On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 07:20:53AM -0700, Yuiko Oshino wrote:
> Move the LAN7800 internal phy (phy ID  0x0007c132) specific register accesses to the phy driver (microchip.c).
> 
> Fixes: 14437e3fa284f465dbbc8611fd4331ca8d60e986 ("lan78xx: workaround of forced 100 Full/Half duplex mode error")

I would not say this is a fix which needs putting into stable. The
architecture is wrong to do it in the MAC driver, but i don't think it
causes real issues?

So please submit this to net-next, not net.

   Andrew