netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] dp83640: Ensure against premature access to PHY registers after reset

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Date:   Fri, 6 Apr 2018 19:23:37 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Esben Haabendal <esben.haabendal@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, richardcochran@...il.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Esben Haabendal <eha@...f.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] dp83640: Ensure against premature access to PHY
 registers after reset

On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 07:08:44PM +0200, Esben Haabendal wrote:
> From: Esben Haabendal <eha@...f.com>

Hi Esben

It it good to have some form of commit message. Something like:

The datasheet specifies a 3uS pause after performing a software
reset. The default implementation of genphy_soft_reset() does not
provide this, so implement soft_reset with the needed pause.

With that, or something similar added:

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew