netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/2] mv88e6xxx: Poll when no interrupt defined

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Message-Id: <20180226.112958.1782855391937389110.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:29:58 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     andrew@...n.ch
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
        gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] mv88e6xxx: Poll when no interrupt defined

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:58:31 +0100

> Not all boards using the mv88e6xxx switches have the interrupt output
> connected to a GPIO. On these boards phylib has to poll the PHYs,
> rather than use interrupts. Have the driver poll the interrupt status
> register, which is more efficient than having phylib do it. And it
> enables other switch interrupts to be services.
> 
> The Armada 370RD is such a board without a interrupt GPIO. Now that
> interrupts work, wire up the PHYs to make use if them.
> 
> Gregory: Are you O.K. for the second patch to go through netdev?

Still no response from Gregory after 4+ days, so I'm applying this
to net-next.

Thanks Andrew.