netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: phy: improve and simplify phylib state machine

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Date:   Fri, 9 Nov 2018 00:01:30 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net: phy: improve and simplify phylib state
 machine

On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 03:00:01PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 11/8/18 2:58 PM, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
> > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 20:41:52 +0100
> > 
> >> This patch series is based on two axioms:
> >>
> >> - During autoneg a PHY always reports the link being down
> >>
> >> - Info in clause 22/45 registers doesn't allow to differentiate between
> >>   these two states:
> >>   1. Link is physically down
> >>   2. A link partner is connected and PHY is autonegotiating
> >>   In both cases "link up" and "aneg finished" bits aren't set.
> >>   One consequence is that having separate states PHY_NOLINK and PHY_AN
> >>   isn't needed.
> >>
> >> By using these two axioms the state machine can be significantly
> >> simplified.
> > 
> > So how are we going to move forward on this?
> > 
> > Maybe we can apply this series and just watch carefully for any
> > problems that get reported or are found?
> 
> Given Heiner is always responsive and taking care of fixing what might
> be/have broken, no objections with me on that.

Yes, lets try it.

     Andrew