netdev - RE: [EXT] [PATCH v1] net: fec: optionally reset PHY via a reset-controller

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Date:   Wed, 17 Jul 2019 01:32:33 +0000
From:   Andy Duan <fugang.duan@....com>
To:     Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
CC:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [EXT] [PATCH v1] net: fec: optionally reset PHY via a
 reset-controller

From: Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 9:19 PM
> Hi Andy,
> 
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 10:02 PM Andy Duan <fugang.duan@....com>
> wrote:
> >
> > the phylib already can handle mii bus reset and phy device reset
> 
> That's a great suggestion, thank you !! I completely overlooked that code.
> What will happen to the legacy phy reset code in fec? Are there many users
> left?

Yes, so the old legacy code is kept there. But it is better to clean up all if 
there have enough boards to verify them.