linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH net-next] phy: keep the BCMR

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Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:19:56 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH net-next] phy: keep the BCMR_LOOPBACK bit while
 setup forced mode

Hello.

On 4/13/2016 2:59 PM, Weidong Wang wrote:

> When tested the PHY SGMII Loopback,:
> 1.set the LOOPBACK bit,
> 2.set the autoneg to AUTONEG_DISABLE, it calls the
> genphy_setup_forced which will clear the bit.
>
> So just keep the LOOPBACK bit while setup forced mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
> index e551f3a..8da4b80 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
> @@ -1124,7 +1124,9 @@ static int genphy_config_advert(struct phy_device *phydev)
>   int genphy_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev)
>   {
>   	int ctl = 0;
> +	int val = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);

    Please place this declaration first, DaveM prefers declarations to be 
sorted from longest to shortest.

>
> +	ctl |= val & BMCR_LOOPBACK;

    Just =, removing the 'ctl' initializer, please.

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MBR, Sergei