netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: at803x: select correct page on initialization

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Date:   Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:08:49 +0100
From:   David Bauer <mail@...id-bauer.net>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: at803x: select correct page on initialization

Hello Andrew,

On 3/23/20 5:53 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> You might want to look at phy_read_paged(), phy_write_paged(), etc,
> depending on your needs. There can be locking issues, which these
> functions address.

Thanks for the hint, i was not aware of these methods. I see how they can handle
e.g. the page-switching logic in phy_read_paged.

However i still need to select the copper page on config initialization manually,
as genphy_update_link is not page aware or am i missing something here?

Best wishes
David