netdev - Re: [PATCH phy 0/8] Lynx 28G improvements part 2

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Message-ID: <20260202150308.d45z53mhvent664h@skbuf>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 17:03:08 +0200
From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To: linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org, Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>,
	Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>,
	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...nel.org>,
	Josua Mayer <josua@...id-run.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH phy 0/8] Lynx 28G improvements part 2

Hello PHY maintainers,

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 05:21:03PM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> This contains a number of changes deferred from part 1 (patches 1-6):
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-phy/20251125114847.804961-1-vladimir.oltean@nxp.com/
> 
> They are reworked in ways detailed in their individual change logs.
> 
> I have a special request to linux-phy maintainers: after merging, please
> provide a stable branch/tag of this plus part 1, that can be pulled into
> netdev. It is needed because phy_exit() calls from consumers would
> compile but would cause a functionally broken link, so we need a linear
> git history to avoid (temporary) regressions.

Given how close to the merge window we are, I am dropping my special
request for a stable tag. But can you please take a look at this until
the merge window opens? It will simplify further development to have it
for v6.20 (or whatever next release number will be).