netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: stmmac: Add support for MDIO interrupts

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Date:   Thu, 5 Sep 2019 01:23:08 +0000
From:   "Voon, Weifeng" <weifeng.voon@...el.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jose Abreu <joabreu@...opsys.com>,
        "Giuseppe Cavallaro" <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        "Ong, Boon Leong" <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: stmmac: Add support for MDIO interrupts

> On Wed, Sep 04, 2019 at 10:02:54PM +0800, Voon Weifeng wrote:
> > From: "Chuah, Kim Tatt" <kim.tatt.chuah@...el.com>
> >
> > DW EQoS v5.xx controllers added capability for interrupt generation
> > when MDIO interface is done (GMII Busy bit is cleared).
> > This patch adds support for this interrupt on supported HW to avoid
> > polling on GMII Busy bit.
> >
> > stmmac_mdio_read() & stmmac_mdio_write() will sleep until wake_up() is
> > called by the interrupt handler.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Voon Weifeng <weifeng.voon@...el.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Kweh, Hock Leong <hock.leong.kweh@...el.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Chuah, Kim Tatt <kim.tatt.chuah@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Voon Weifeng <weifeng.voon@...el.com>
> 
> Hi Voon
> 
> It is normal to include a short description of what you changed between
> the previous version and this version.

The change log is near the end of the patch:
/**
--
Changelog v2
*mdio interrupt mode or polling mode will depends on mdio interrupt enable bit
*Disable the mdio interrupt enable bit in stmmac_release
*Remove the condition for initialize wait queues
*Applied reverse Christmas tree
1.9.1

> 
> The formatting of this patch also looks a bit odd. Did you use git
> format-patch ; git send-email?

Yes, I do git format-patch, then ./scripts/checkpatch.pl. 
Lastly git send-email

> 
> Thanks
> 	Andrew