netdev - Re: [PATCH net v4 0/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization

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Message-ID: <0839af85-44a0-4960-a565-c036087fa3bc@broadcom.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:06:11 -0700
From: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>
To: Kamil Horák - 2N <kamilh@...s.com>,
 florian.fainelli@...adcom.com, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
 andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
 davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, robh@...nel.org, andrew+netdev@...n.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4 0/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization

On 6/30/25 06:58, Kamil Horák - 2N wrote:
> PATCH 1 - Add MII-Lite PHY interface mode as defined by Broadcom for
>     their two-wire PHYs. It can be used with most Ethernet controllers
>     under certain limitations (no half-duplex link modes etc.).
> 
> PATCH 2 - Add MII-Lite PHY interface type
> 
> PATCH 3 - Activation of MII-Lite interface mode on Broadcom bcm5481x
>     PHYs
> 
> PATCH 4 - Fix the BCM54811 PHY initialization so that it conforms
>     to the datasheet regarding a reserved bit in the LRE Control
>     register, which must be written to zero after every device reset.
>     Also fix the LRE Status register reading, there is another bit to
>     be ignored on bcm54811.
> 
> Changes in v2:
>    - Applied reviewers' comments
>    - Divided into more patches (separated common and Broadcom
>     PHY specific code)
> 
> Changes in v3:
>    - Added MII-Lite documentation
> 
> Changes in v4:
>    - Added missing Fixes headers

Kamil, you posted your v4 less than 24 hrs after the v3, please don't do 
that per:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#updating-patch-status
-- 
Florian