netdev - [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: don't set phylib state CHANGELINK in drivers

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Date:   Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:43:58 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: don't set phylib state CHANGELINK in
 drivers

After phy_start() phylib takes care of all needed actions, including
aneg settings and checking link state. There's no need to set state
PHY_CHANGELINK in drivers.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/amd/au1000_eth.c | 5 +----
 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c       | 1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/au1000_eth.c
index 7c1eb304c..e833d1b3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/au1000_eth.c
@@ -940,11 +940,8 @@ static int au1000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return retval;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->phydev) {
-		/* cause the PHY state machine to schedule a link state check */
-		dev->phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
+	if (dev->phydev)
 		phy_start(dev->phydev);
-	}
 
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
index 9b8a30bf9..810dfc7de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ static int cpmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	cpmac_hw_start(dev);
 
 	napi_enable(&priv->napi);
-	dev->phydev->state = PHY_CHANGELINK;
 	phy_start(dev->phydev);
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.20.1