linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] net: macb: Check MDIO state before read/write and use timeouts

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Message-ID: <21fb7dab-04a3-d144-4a05-1f5146787f03@microchip.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:21:56 +0000
From:   <Claudiu.Beznea@...rochip.com>
To:     <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     <harinik@...inx.com>, <harini.katakam@...inx.com>,
        <Nicolas.Ferre@...rochip.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <michal.simek@...inx.com>, <shubhrajyoti.datta@...inx.com>,
        <sai.pavan.boddu@...inx.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] net: macb: Check MDIO state before read/write and
 use timeouts



On 28.11.2018 02:35, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> Then, do you think it would be better to have a new API part of struct
>> mii_bus that drivers should register so that, the mii core to check if the
>> bus is idle before lunching a new request?
> 
> I'm not sure that actually brings anything useful.  The core does not
> benefit from it, and it does not make the driver simpler.

Ok, thank you for your input.

Claudiu Beznea

> 
> 	Andrew
> 
>