netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: phylink: add separate pcs operations structure

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Date:   Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:10:59 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: phylink: add separate pcs operations
 structure

> The pcs_config() method should set the PCS according to the interface
> mode (state->interface) and the advertisement (state->advertising).
> Nothing else should be used. I suppose I should pass those explicitly
> rather than the whole state structure to prevent any mis-use.

Hi Russell

I think that has been a learning from phylink so far. Only pass what
you are supposed to act on, nothing more.

    Andrew