netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some simplification

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Date:   Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:28:35 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some
 simplification

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 03:13:46PM +0300, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> On 9/28/2016 2:46 PM, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> 
> >>The PHY interrupts are now handled in a threaded interrupt handler,
> >>which can sleep. The work queue is no longer needed, phy_change() can
> >>be called directly. Additionally, none of the callers of
> >>phy_mac_interrupt() did so in interrupt context, so fully remove the
> >
> >   I did intend to call it from interrupt context (from the ravb driver).
> >
> >>work queue, and document that phy_mac_interrupt() should not be called
> >>in interrupt context.
> >
> >   It was intentionally made callable from the interrupt context, I'd prefer
> >if you wouldn't change that.
> 
>    OTOH, it's still not very handy to call because of the 'new_link'
> parameter which I'm not sure I can provide...

Hi Sergei

If there is a need for it, i will leave the work queue and keep this
code unchanged.

   Andrew