netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 03/14] net: phy: nxp-c45-tja11xx: remove RX BIST frame counters

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Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:39:32 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: "Radu Pirea (NXP OSS)" <radu-nicolae.pirea@....nxp.com>
Cc: hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
	richardcochran@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sebastian.tobuschat@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 03/14] net: phy: nxp-c45-tja11xx: remove RX
 BIST frame counters

On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 04:53:12PM +0300, Radu Pirea (NXP OSS) wrote:
> RX BIST frame counters can be used only when the PHY is in test mode. In
> production mode, the counters will be always read as 0. So, they don't
> provide any useful information and are removed from the statistics.

Hummm

I wounder if this would be considered an ABI change?

	Andrew