netdev - Re: [PATCH v6 net-next] net: phy: Add Edge-rate driver for Microsemi PHYs.

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Date:   Tue, 4 Oct 2016 14:53:19 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Raju Lakkaraju <Raju.Lakkaraju@...rosemi.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, Allan.Nielsen@...rosemi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 net-next] net: phy: Add Edge-rate driver for Microsemi
 PHYs.

> Regarding remove the -'s in table, PHY data sheet descript the
> concept of edge rate with table. I would like to keep the same table
> in driver.

The double negative makes the code ugly. Plus a negative slowdown is a
speed up! The kernel maintainability and sanity comes first, and if
the data sheet is crazy, because it uses negative slows downs, it
should be ignored. Get the data sheet fixed....

       Andrew