netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 05/19] net: usb: aqc111: Introduce PHY access

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Date:   Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:24:25 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Igor Russkikh <igor.russkikh@...antia.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Dmitry Bezrukov <Dmitry.Bezrukov@...antia.com>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 05/19] net: usb: aqc111: Introduce PHY access

On Mo, 2018-10-08 at 17:10 +0300, Igor Russkikh wrote:
> Hi Oliver,
> 
> > > +	aqc111_read_cmd(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC, AQ_FW_VER_MAJOR,
> > > +			1, 1, &aqc111_data->fw_ver.major);
> > > +	aqc111_read_cmd(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC, AQ_FW_VER_MINOR,
> > > +			1, 1, &aqc111_data->fw_ver.minor);
> > > +	aqc111_read_cmd(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC, AQ_FW_VER_REV,
> > > +			1, 1, &aqc111_data->fw_ver.rev);
> > 
> > Why read the stuff you don't need?
> 
> fw_ver is used below to determine phy access mode.
> 
> fw_ver.rev is not used in this exact patch, thats true,
> but it gets reported in later patches in the set.

Hi,

OK that makes sense.

	Regards
		Oliver