netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] net: phy: mxl-gpy: fix delay time required by loopback disable function

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Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:21:51 +0000
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Xu Liang <lxu@...linear.com>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, hmehrtens@...linear.com,
        tmohren@...linear.com, mohammad.athari.ismail@...el.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] net: phy: mxl-gpy: fix delay time required by
 loopback disable function

Hi,

On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 05:43:58PM +0800, Xu Liang wrote:
> GPY2xx devices need 3 seconds to fully switch out of loopback mode
> before it can safely re-enter loopback mode.

Would it be better to record the time that loopback mode is exited,
and then delay an attempt to re-enter loopback mode if it's less than
three seconds since we exited?

Thanks.

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