netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: phy: switch drivers to use dynamic feature detection

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Message-ID: <20190412224737.GA1004@lunn.ch>
Date:   Sat, 13 Apr 2019 00:47:37 +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>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: phy: switch drivers to use dynamic
 feature detection

On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 08:47:03PM +0200, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Recently genphy_read_abilities() has been added that dynamically detects
> clause 22 PHY abilities. I *think* this detection should work with all
> supported PHY's, at least for the ones with basic features sets, i.e.
> PHY_BASIC_FEATURES and PHY_GBIT_FEATURES. So let's remove setting these
> features explicitly and rely on phylib feature detection.
> 
> I don't have access to most of these PHY's, therefore I'd appreciate
> regression testing.

Hi Heiner

I tested v1 on the following PHYs:

88E1510, 88E1540, 88E6390, KSZ8041, 88E1545

No obvious regressions.

Tested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew