linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH net-next 6/9] net: hns3: Add MDIO support to HNS3 Ethernet driver for hip08 SoC

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Message-ID: <F4CC6FACFEB3C54C9141D49AD221F7F93B7B2C24@FRAEML521-MBS.china.huawei.com>
Date:   Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:10:32 +0000
From:   Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Zhuangyuzeng (Yisen)" <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>,
        huangdaode <huangdaode@...ilicon.com>,
        "lipeng (Y)" <lipeng321@...wei.com>,
        "mehta.salil.lnk@...il.com" <mehta.salil.lnk@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linuxarm <linuxarm@...wei.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 6/9] net: hns3: Add MDIO support to HNS3
 Ethernet driver for hip08 SoC

Hi Andrew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@...n.ch]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:10 AM
> To: Salil Mehta
> Cc: Florian Fainelli; davem@...emloft.net; Zhuangyuzeng (Yisen);
> huangdaode; lipeng (Y); mehta.salil.lnk@...il.com;
> netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Linuxarm
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 6/9] net: hns3: Add MDIO support to HNS3
> Ethernet driver for hip08 SoC
> 
> > Since I would be touching the core, lots of drivers will get impacted
> and will
> > have to wait till everyone gives clean signal. This will impact our
> internal
> > deadlines. But as I said I am eager to cooperate & contribute :)
> 
> Just as an FYI.
> 
> Your internal deadlines are irrelevant. We will reject your patches
> until we are happy with it. We probably won't accept a hack around a
> core feature limitation. We will want you to fix the core limitation
> and then do it right in the driver.
> 
>     Andrew

We are dropping the support of C45 in our driver till we fix the issue
just commented upon. I will try to fix this issue and would soon float
a  separate patch for that. Later, we shall re-introduce the support of
C45 in our HNS3 driver once the PHY core fix has been reviewed and accepted.

Thanks
Salil