netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: bcmgenet: Clear ID_MODE_DIS in EXT_RGMII_OOB

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Message-ID: <20200224162804.GB4526@unreal>
Date:   Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:28:04 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>
Cc:     Doug Berger <opendmb@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Stefan Wahren <wahrenst@....net>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: bcmgenet: Clear ID_MODE_DIS in EXT_RGMII_OOB_CTRL
 when not needed

On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 04:36:09PM +0100, Nicolas Saenz Julienne wrote:
> Outdated Raspberry Pi 4 firmware might configure the external PHY as
> rgmii although the kernel currently sets it as rgmii-rxid. This makes
> connections unreliable as ID_MODE_DIS is left enabled. To avoid this,
> explicitly clear that bit whenever we don't need it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>
> Fixes: da38802211cc ("net: bcmgenet: Add RGMII_RXID support")

The expectation is that Fixes line comes before SOB line.

Thanks