netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] net: phy: realtek: convert RTL8226-CG to c45 only

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Message-ID: <98215f6b-9e44-466b-a671-15966ad96a6b@lunn.ch>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:18:06 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Markus Stockhausen <markus.stockhausen@....de>, hkallweit1@...il.com,
	linux@...linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, michael@...sekall.de, daniel@...rotopia.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jan@....eu
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: phy: realtek: convert RTL8226-CG to c45 only

On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 02:31:12PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon,  4 Aug 2025 06:50:37 -0400 Markus Stockhausen wrote:
> > Short: Convert the RTL8226-CG to c45 so it can be used in its
> > Realtek based ecosystems.
> 
> Sorry for the delay, looks like nobody who participated in v2
> discussion is willing to venture a review tag.. :(
> 
> > Mainline already gained support with the rtl9300 mdio driver
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree
> > /drivers/net/mdio/mdio-realtek-rtl9300.c?h=v6.16
> 
> Could you replace this reference with 
> 
>  Mainline already gained support for the rtl9300 mdio driver
>  in commit 24e31e474769 ("net: mdio: Add RTL9300 MDIO driver").
> 
> Are you okay with this change going to the -next branch?

I would say this goes via net-next. If it worked before, it was by
chance. I also agree there is a small danger of regressions, so
net-next would allow more testing before it affects too many people.

	Andrew