netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: fix phy_init

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Date:   Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:28:58 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: fix phy_init_hw fixup handling

On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 06:23:18PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> On 23.12.2018 18:07, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 03:00:26PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> >> Currently we return immediately if callback config_init isn't defined.
> >> This prevents the fixups from being executed. I see no dependency
> >> between fixups and config_init, therefore change the function to
> >> run the fixups also if config_init isn't defined.
> >>
> >> Fixes: 2f5cb43406d0 ("phylib: Properly reinitialize PHYs after hibernation")
> >> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
> > 
> > Hi Heiner
> > 
> > Is this a real fix? It seems like it has been like this forever. Do
> > you know of a PHY which is actually broken?
> > 
> Right, the current behavior has been there forever. I'm not aware of
> any concrete case. I went for "net" because the current code could
> break a device.

Hi Heiner

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.15/process/stable-kernel-rules.html

The 4th bullet point:

o It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, “This could be a
  problem...” type thing).

    Andrew