netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: nxp-c45-tja11xx: fix the PTP interrupt enabling/disabling

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Message-ID: <077d3578-4475-4195-9018-392edd34d4e5@lunn.ch>
Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:56:36 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     "Radu Pirea (OSS)" <radu-nicolae.pirea@....nxp.com>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: nxp-c45-tja11xx: fix the PTP interrupt
 enabling/disabling

> > Also why ignore the return value?
> This register might not be present on every PHY, that's why the return value
> is ignored.

Please document that, otherwise you might see people add code to check
the return value. Or better, still, differentiate between the
different versions, and only touch it when it does exist.

	  Andtrew