netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 net-next 1/9] net: phy-c45: Fix genphy_c45_ethtool_set

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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 20:18:42 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 net-next 1/9] net: phy-c45: Fix
 genphy_c45_ethtool_set_eee description

On Sun, Jun 18, 2023 at 08:41:11PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> The text has been cut/paste from  genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee but not
> changed to reflect it performs set.
> 
> Additionally, extend the comment. This function implements the logic
> that eee_enabled has global control over EEE. When eee_enabled is
> false, no link modes will be advertised, and as a result, the MAC
> should not transmit LPI.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
> index fee514b96ab1..d1d7cf34ac0b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
> @@ -1425,12 +1425,15 @@ int genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee(struct phy_device *phydev,
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_c45_ethtool_get_eee);
>  
>  /**
> - * genphy_c45_ethtool_set_eee - get EEE supported and status
> + * genphy_c45_ethtool_set_eee - set EEE supported and status
>   * @phydev: target phy_device struct
>   * @data: ethtool_eee data
>   *
> - * Description: it reportes the Supported/Advertisement/LP Advertisement
> - * capabilities.
> + * Description: it set the Supported/Advertisement/LP Advertisement

      Description: sets the ...

> + * capabilities. If eee_enabled is false, no links modes are
> + * advertised, but the previously advertised link modes are

I'd suggest moving "advertised," to the preceding line to fill it
more...

> + * retained. This allows EEE to be enabled/disabled in a none
> + * destructive way.

which then would allow "non-destructive" here rather than the slightly
more awkward (but correct) "non-
destructive" formatting here.

Thanks!

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