netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phylink: disable BMCR_ISOLATE in phylink_mii_c22_pcs

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Date:   Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:37:54 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Robert Hancock <robert.hancock@...ian.com>, andrew@...n.ch,
        hkallweit1@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phylink: disable BMCR_ISOLATE in
 phylink_mii_c22_pcs_config

On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:27:36 +0100 Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 01:12:49PM -0600, Robert Hancock wrote:
> > The Xilinx PCS/PMA PHY requires that BMCR_ISOLATE be disabled for proper
> > operation in 1000BaseX mode. It should be safe to ensure this bit is
> > disabled in phylink_mii_c22_pcs_config in all cases.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Robert Hancock <robert.hancock@...ian.com>  
> 
> Reviewed-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
> 
> Please re-send when netdev is open, thanks.

And please mark it as [PATCH net-next] when you resend next week -
just to be sure I don't get confused and apply this as a fix.