linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-master 1/1] net: phy: dp83867: Add speed optimization feature

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Date:   Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:36:08 -0600
From:   Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     <andrew@...n.ch>, <f.fainelli@...il.com>, <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        <bunk@...nel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <grygorii.strashko@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-master 1/1] net: phy: dp83867: Add speed optimization
 feature

Jakob

On 1/31/20 12:11 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:14:05 -0600, Dan Murphy wrote:
>> On 1/31/20 11:10 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>>> While we wait for the PHY folk to take a look, could you please
>>> provide a Fixes tag?
>> Hmm. This is not a bug fix though this is a new feature being added.
>>
>> Not sure what it would be fixing.
> I see, you target the patch at net which is for fixes, so I
> misinterpreted this:

My fault I will have a v2 so I will rebase on top of net-next.

>> This feature can also be strapped on the 64 pin PHY devices
>> but the 48 pin devices do not have the strap pin available to enable
>> this feature in the hardware.
> as you fixing 48 devices or such.


Not really fixing them just enabling them to use this feature.

Dan