netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 3/5] net: pcs: xpcs: add CL37 1000BASE-X AN support

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:47:31 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>
Cc:     Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Emilio Riva <emilio.riva@...csson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 3/5] net: pcs: xpcs: add CL37 1000BASE-X AN
 support

On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 11:00:28AM +0800, Ong Boon Leong wrote:
> +int xpcs_modify_changed(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs, int dev, u32 reg,
> +			u16 mask, u16 set)

Why is this globally visible? I can find no reason for it in this patch
set.

> +{
> +	u32 reg_addr = mdiobus_c45_addr(dev, reg);
> +	struct mii_bus *bus = xpcs->mdiodev->bus;
> +	int addr = xpcs->mdiodev->addr;
> +
> +	return mdiobus_modify_changed(bus, addr, reg_addr, mask, set);

There is a mdiodev_modify_changed() which would be slightly cleaner
here.

Thanks!

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