netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: ethernet: introduce phy_set

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Date:   Tue, 12 May 2020 02:51:18 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Doug Berger <opendmb@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] net: ethernet: introduce phy_set_pause

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 05:24:09PM -0700, Doug Berger wrote:
> This commit introduces the phy_set_pause function to the phylib as
> a helper to support the set_pauseparam ethtool method.
> 
> It is hoped that the new behavior introduced by this function will
> be widely embraced and the phy_set_sym_pause and phy_set_asym_pause
> functions can be deprecated. Those functions are retained for all
> existing users and for any desenting opinions on my interpretation
> of the functionality.

It would be good to add comments to phy_set_sym_pause and
phy_set_asym_pause indicating they are deprecated and point to
phy_set_pause().

	Andrew