linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: micrel: lan8842 erratas

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Message-ID: <20251028073354.7r5pgrbrcqtqxcjt@DEN-DL-M31836.microchip.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:33:54 +0100
From: Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC: <hkallweit1@...il.com>, <linux@...linux.org.uk>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy:  micrel: lan8842 erratas

The 10/27/2025 14:05, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 01:40:26PM +0100, Horatiu Vultur wrote:
> > Add two erratas for lan8842. The errata document can be found here [1].
> > This is fixing the module 2 ("Analog front-end not optimized for
> > PHY-side shorted center taps") and module 7 ("1000BASE-T PMA EEE TX wake
> > timer is non-compliant")
> 
> Hi Horatiu

Hi Andrew,

> 
> Could this be split into two patches, since there are two erratas?

Yes, I will split them in the next version

> 
> I notice there is no Fixes: tag. So you don't think these are worth
> back porting?

Definetly I would like to be ported but the issue was there from
beginning when the lan8842 was added, so I was not sure if it is OK to
send it to net.

> 
>         Andrew

-- 
/Horatiu