netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: add helpers for comparing phy IDs

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Message-ID: <6ec0e9c7-5394-40f7-9f89-384ea978a6d7@lunn.ch>
Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 17:09:38 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Cc: 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
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: add helpers for comparing phy IDs

On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 02:03:59PM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> There are several places which open code comparing PHY IDs. Provide a
> couple of helpers to assist with this, using a slightly simpler test
> than the original:
> 
> - phy_id_compare() compares two arbitary PHY IDs and a mask of the
>   significant bits in the ID.
> - phydev_id_compare() compares the bound phydev with the specified
>   PHY ID, using the bound driver's mask.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew