netdev - Re: [PATCH] NET: bcm63xx_enet: move phy

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:17:18 +0200
From:	Maxime Bizon <mbizon@...ebox.fr>
To:	Jonas Gorski <jonas.gorski@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Florian Fainelli <florian@...nwrt.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NET: bcm63xx_enet: move phy_(dis)connect into
 probe/remove


On Thu, 2012-04-19 at 16:52 +0200, Jonas Gorski wrote:

> Yes, but none of the ethtool functions cause register writes in the
> priv->has_phy = true case when in PHY_READY or PHY_HALTED state. All
> they do is modify the phy_device's settings.

unless I'm mistaken:

phy_ethtool_sset() => phy_start_aneg()

will kick the state machine even when state is PHY_READY

-- 
Maxime


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