[PATCH net-next v2 0/6] net: phy: Remove probe_capabilities

patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
Thu Jan 19 07:30:18 PST 2023


Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni at redhat.com>:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:01:35 +0100 you wrote:
> With all the drivers which used .probe_capabilities converted to the
> new c45 MDIO access methods, we can now decide based upon these whether
> a bus driver supports c45 and we can get rid of the not widely used
> probe_capabilites.
> 
> Unfortunately, due to a now broader support of c45 scans, this will
> trigger a bug on some boards with a (c22-only) Micrel PHY. These PHYs
> don't ignore c45 accesses correctly, thinking they are addressed
> themselves and distrupt the MDIO access. To avoid this, a blacklist
> for c45 scans is introduced.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2,1/6] net: mdio: Move mdiobus_scan() within file
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/81d874e7c84e
  - [net-next,v2,2/6] net: mdio: Rework scanning of bus ready for quirks
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d41e127757f3
  - [net-next,v2,3/6] net: mdio: Add workaround for Micrel PHYs which are not C45 compatible
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/348659337485
  - [net-next,v2,4/6] net: mdio: scan bus based on bus capabilities for C22 and C45
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/1a136ca2e089
  - [net-next,v2,5/6] net: phy: Decide on C45 capabilities based on presence of method
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fbfe97597c77
  - [net-next,v2,6/6] net: phy: Remove probe_capabilities
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/da099a7fb13d

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