linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 net-next] net: marvell: prestera: add phylink support

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Message-ID: <YtAU89nwoDDA0+dj@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:06:59 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Oleksandr Mazur <oleksandr.mazur@...ision.eu>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Yevhen Orlov <yevhen.orlov@...ision.eu>,
        Taras Chornyi <taras.chornyi@...ision.eu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 net-next] net: marvell: prestera: add phylink support

> > >No way to restart 1000base-X autoneg?
> > 3. As for AN restart, no, it's not yet supported by our FW as of now.
> 
> Maybe put a comment in the code to that effect?

And also think about forward/backward compatibility. At some point
your FW will support it. Do you need to do anything now in order to
smoothly add support for it in the future?

	 Andrew