netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] net: phylink: add phylink_set_mac

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Date:   Fri, 7 Oct 2022 16:06:35 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Shenwei Wang <shenwei.wang@....com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        imx@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] net: phylink: add phylink_set_mac_pm() helper

On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 09:41:11AM -0500, Shenwei Wang wrote:
> +/**
> + * phylink_set_mac_pm() - set phydev->mac_managed_pm to true
> + * @pl: a pointer to a &struct phylink returned from phylink_create()
> + *
> + * Set the phydev->mac_managed_pm, which is under the phylink instance
> + * specified by @pl, to true. This is to indicate that the MAC driver is
> + * responsible for PHY PM.
> + *
> + * The function can be called in the net_device_ops ndo_open() method.

I think this needs to be a bit clearer - a driver author may well ask
"before or after the PHY is connected?" and this really ought to state
this detail.

Otherwise, the patch is fine.

Thanks.

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