linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] net: phy: adin: Add flags to disable enhanced link detection

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:31:05 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Ken Sloat <ken.s@...iscite.com>,
        Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] net: phy: adin: Add flags to disable enhanced link
 detection

On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:19:07 +0100 Andrew Lunn wrote:
> The Marvell PHYs also support a fast link down mode, so i think using
> fast link down everywhere, in the code and the commit message would be
> good. How about adin_fast_down_disable().

Noob question - does this "break the IEEE standard" from the MAC<>PHY
perspective or the media perspective? I'm guessing it's the former
and the setting will depend on the MAC, given configuration via the DT?