netdev - [PATCH RFC 0/7] net: phy: patch series aiming to improve few aspects of phylib

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Date:   Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:10:44 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC 0/7] net: phy: patch series aiming to improve few aspects
 of phylib

This patch series aims to tackle few issues with phylib:
 
- address issues with patch series [1] (smsc911x + phylib changes)
- make phy_stop synchronous
- get rid of phy_start/stop_machine and handle it in phy_start/phy_stop
- in mdio_suspend consider runtime pm state of mdio bus parent
- consider more WOL conditions when deciding whether PHY is allowed to
  suspend
- only resume phy after system suspend if needed

[1] https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg196061.html

It works fine here but other NIC drivers may use phylib differently. 
Therefore I'd appreciate feedback and more testing.

I could think of some subsequent patches, e.g. phy_error() could be
reduced to calling phy_stop() and printing an error message
(today it silently sets the PHY state to PHY_HALTED).

Heiner Kallweit (7):
  net: phy: unconditionally resume and re-enable interrupts in phy_start
  net: phy: improve checking for when PHY is allowed to suspend
  net: phy: resume PHY only if needed in mdio_bus_phy_suspend
  net: phy: remove phy_start_machine
  net: phy: make phy_stop synchronous
  net: phy: use new function phy_stop_suspending in mdio_bus_phy_suspend
  net: phy: remove phy_stop_machine

 drivers/net/phy/phy.c        | 102 +++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c |  80 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 drivers/net/phy/phylink.c    |   1 -
 include/linux/phy.h          |  14 ++++--
 4 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)

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