netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: phy: Remove probe

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:08:22 -0800
From:   Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
To:     Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
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        Mark Lee <Mark-MC.Lee@...iatek.com>,
        "Lorenzo Bianconi" <lorenzo@...nel.org>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
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CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: phy: Remove probe_capabilities

On 1/16/2023 4:55 AM, Michael Walle wrote:
> From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> 
> Deciding if to probe of PHYs using C45 is now determine by if the bus
> provides the C45 read method. This makes probe_capabilities redundant
> so remove it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
...

> diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
> index fceaac0fb319..fbeba4fee8d4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/phy.h
> +++ b/include/linux/phy.h
> @@ -419,14 +419,6 @@ struct mii_bus {
>   	/** @reset_gpiod: Reset GPIO descriptor pointer */
>   	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpiod;
>   
> -	/** @probe_capabilities: bus capabilities, used for probing */
> -	enum {
> -		MDIOBUS_NO_CAP = 0,
> -		MDIOBUS_C22,
> -		MDIOBUS_C45,
> -		MDIOBUS_C22_C45,
> -	} probe_capabilities;
> -

I'm a little surprised there is no Documentation regarding this stuff, 
that needs to be removed or fixed up, but since there isn't...

Reviewed-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>