linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 5/7] net: lan743x: Add support to the Phylink framework

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Message-ID: <ZMkYeWY5O2p4OnOT@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Tue, 1 Aug 2023 15:36:41 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Raju Lakkaraju <Raju.Lakkaraju@...rochip.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/7] net: lan743x: Add support to the Phylink
 framework

On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 01:54:49PM +0530, Raju Lakkaraju wrote:
> The 07/21/2023 12:57, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> > EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe
> > 
> > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 09:49:06AM +0100, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 11:30:17AM +0530, Raju Lakkaraju wrote:
> > > > +   lan743x_mac_cfg_update(adapter, state->link, state->speed,
> > > > +                          state->advertising);
> > >
> > > Please, no new state->speed users in mac_config().
> > 
> > I have just submitted a patch series that results in state->speed always
> > being set to SPEED_UNKNOWN when this function is called to prevent
> > future uses of this struct member.
> 
> Still, these changes are not available in "net-next" branch.
> I will check and fix.

The changes went in last week, which means phylink no longer supports
the legacy mode stuff, nor use of the above.

Please respin your changes to use the modern approach.

Thanks.

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