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

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Date:   Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:46:27 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some
 simplification

Hello.

On 9/28/2016 11:32 AM, Andrew Lunn 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.

> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
[...]

MBR, Sergei