netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: fix marvell phy status reading

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Message-Id: <20170531.135333.1789972309500724211.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 31 May 2017 13:53:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: fix marvell phy status reading

From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 16:21:51 +0100

> The Marvell driver incorrectly provides phydev->lp_advertising as the
> logical and of the link partner's advert and our advert.  This is
> incorrect - this field is supposed to store the link parter's unmodified
> advertisment.
> 
> This allows ethtool to report the correct link partner auto-negotiation
> status.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Applied, thank you.