netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: hns3: fix a bug when getting phy address from NCL

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Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2017 14:40:30 +0000
From:   Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, "lipeng (Y)" <lipeng321@...wei.com>
CC:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linuxarm <linuxarm@...wei.com>,
        "Zhuangyuzeng (Yisen)" <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: hns3: fix a bug when getting phy
 address from NCL_config file

Hi Andrew,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@...n.ch]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 2:31 PM
> To: lipeng (Y)
> Cc: davem@...emloft.net; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; Linuxarm; Zhuangyuzeng (Yisen); Salil Mehta
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: hns3: fix a bug when getting phy
> address from NCL_config file
> 
> On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 03:52:22PM +0800, Lipeng wrote:
> > From: Fuyun Liang <liangfuyun1@...wei.com>
> >
> > Driver gets phy address from NCL_config file and uses the phy address
> > to initialize phydev. There are 5 bits for phy address. And C22 phy
> > address has 5 bits. So 0-31 are all valid address for phy. If there
> > is no phy, it will crash. Because driver always get a valid phy
> address.
> 
> Hi Lipeng
> 
> Any plans for C45? 
Still remember the kernel change required to support C45 discussed with
you some time back :). Will try to push that change as soon as possible.
And yes, we would be pushing the support of the C45 for HNS3 driver as
well after that.

Thanks
Salil