netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: improve genphy_read

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Date:   Sun, 31 Mar 2019 16:52:41 +0200
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-next] net: phy: improve genphy_read_status

> -	if (AUTONEG_ENABLE == phydev->autoneg) {
> +	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && phydev->link) {

Hi Heiner

I don't necessary agree with placing the constant first in the
comparison, but it is best practice not to change it when making
additions. It makes it a little bit harder to see what the actual
change was.

       Andrew