linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 09/14] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of the PHY mode

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:52:27 +0200
From:   Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>,
        davem@...emloft.net, kishon@...com, andrew@...n.ch,
        jason@...edaemon.net, sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com,
        gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com,
        thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com, nadavh@...vell.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mw@...ihalf.com, stefanc@...vell.com,
        miquel.raynal@...e-electrons.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 09/14] net: mvpp2: dynamic reconfiguration of
 the PHY mode

Hi Russell,

On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 11:46:16PM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 04:48:16PM +0200, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> > This patch adds logic to reconfigure the comphy/gop when the link status
> > change at runtime. This is very useful on boards such as the mcbin which
> > have SFP and Ethernet ports connected to the same MAC port: depending on
> > what the user connects the driver will automatically reconfigure the
> > link mode.
> 
> This commit commentry needs updating - as I've already pointed out in
> the previous round, the need to reconfigure things has *nothing* to do
> with there being SFP and "Ethernet" ports present.  Hence, your commit
> message is entirely misleading.

That's right. I'll update the commit message.

Thanks!
Antoine

-- 
Antoine Ténart, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com

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