netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v7 06/10] net: phy: provide whether link has changed in c37_read

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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 02:29:43 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	Robert Marko <robert.marko@...tura.hr>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v7 06/10] net: phy: provide whether link has
 changed in c37_read_status

On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 06:31:09PM +0100, Christian Marangi wrote:
> Some PHY driver might require additional regs call after
> genphy_c37_read_status() is called.
> 
> Expand genphy_c37_read_status to provide a bool wheather the link has
> changed or not to permit PHY driver to skip additional regs call if
> nothing has changed.
> 
> Every user of genphy_c37_read_status() is updated with the new
> additional bool.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>

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

    Andrew