netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: at803x: only the AT8030 needs a hardware reset on link change

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Date:	Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:48:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	timur@...eaurora.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, f.fainelli@...il.com,
	marek.belisko@...il.com, ujhelyi.m@...il.com, zonque@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: at803x: only the AT8030 needs a hardware
 reset on link change

From: Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:44:18 -0500

> Commit 13a56b44 ("at803x: Add support for hardware reset") added a
> work-around for a hardware bug on the AT8030.  However, the work-around
> was being called for all 803x PHYs, even those that don't need it.
> Function at803x_link_change_notify() checks to make sure that it only
> resets the PHY on the 8030, but it makes more sense to not call that
> function at all if it isn't needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>

Applied, thanks.