netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: smsc: add WoL support to LAN8740/LAN8742 PHYs.

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Message-ID: <f6c99c27-7674-4b5c-942a-2698fe35643a@lunn.ch>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2023 01:10:56 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: smsc: add WoL support to
 LAN8740/LAN8742 PHYs.

> > From an architecture point of view, i don't think a PHY driver should
> > be access these data structure directly. See if ipv6_get_lladdr() does
> > what you need?
> 
> ipv6_get_lladdr() is not exported so cannot be used when building the
> PHY driver as a module.

Well that is easy to change. You can propose changes to anything in
Linux, anywhere. And if it makes sense, it will get accepted.

       Andrew