linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] net: sparx5: Add Sparx5 switchdev driver

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Message-ID: <20201130143023.csjyuhs6uke7dtu6@mchp-dev-shegelun>
Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:30:23 +0100
From:   Steen Hegelund <steen.hegelund@...rochip.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
CC:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Lars Povlsen <lars.povlsen@...rochip.com>,
        Bjarni Jonasson <bjarni.jonasson@...rochip.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Microsemi List <microsemi@...ts.bootlin.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] net: sparx5: Add Sparx5 switchdev driver

On 29.11.2020 11:30, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
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>On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:52:45AM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
>> There are other issues too.
>
>This is also wrong:
>
>+               if (port->ndev && port->ndev->phydev)
>+                       status->link = port->ndev->phydev->link;
>
>phylink already deals with that situation.

So if I need the link state, what interface should I then use to get it?

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Thanks for your comments


BR
Steen

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Steen Hegelund
steen.hegelund@...rochip.com