netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phylink: set the autoneg state in phylink_phy

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Date:   Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:08:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     linux@...linux.org.uk
Cc:     ioana.ciornei@....com, andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        hkallweit1@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phylink: set the autoneg state in
 phylink_phy_change

From: Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:13:28 +0100

> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 01:30:21PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
>> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:37:51 +0300
>> 
>> > The phy_state field of phylink should carry only valid information
>> > especially when this can be passed to the .mac_config callback.
>> > Update the an_enabled field with the autoneg state in the
>> > phylink_phy_change function.
>> > 
>> > Fixes: 9525ae83959b ("phylink: add phylink infrastructure")
>> > Signed-off-by: Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
>> 
>> Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
> 
> This is not a fix; it is an attempt to make phylink work differently
> from how it's been designed for the dpaa2 driver.  I've already stated
> that this field is completely meaningless, so I'm surprised you
> applied it.

I'm sorry, I did wait a day or so to see any direct responses to this
patch and I saw no feedback.

I'll revert.