[PATCH net-next 3/6] net: phy: update in-band AN mode when changing interface by PHY driver

[Choong Yong Liang]

Hi Simon,

I will update it in v2. Thank you.

On 22/6/2023 10:43 pm, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 12:19:02PM +0800, Choong Yong Liang wrote:
>> From: "Tan, Tee Min" <tee.min.tan at linux.intel.com>
>>
>> Add cur_link_an_mode into phy_device struct for PHY drivers to
>> communicate the in-band AN mode setting with phylink framework.
>>
>> As there is a mechanism in PHY drivers to switch the PHY interface
>> between SGMII and 2500BaseX according to link speed. In this case,
>> the in-band AN mode should be switching based on the PHY interface
>> as well, if the PHY interface has been changed/updated by PHY driver.
>>
>> For e.g., disable in-band AN in 2500BaseX mode, or enable in-band AN
>> back for SGMII mode (10/100/1000Mbps).
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tan, Tee Min <tee.min.tan at linux.intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Choong Yong Liang <yong.liang.choong at linux.intel.com>
> 
> ...
> 
>> diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
>> index 11c1e91563d4..c685b526e307 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/phy.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/phy.h
>> @@ -756,6 +756,8 @@ struct phy_device {
>>   	/* MACsec management functions */
>>   	const struct macsec_ops *macsec_ops;
>>   #endif
>> +	/* For communicate the AN mode setting with phylink framework. */
>> +	u8 cur_link_an_mode;
>>   };
> 
> Hi Choong Yong Liang,
> 
> Please consider adding cur_link_an_mode to the kernel doc
> for struct phy_device - which is above the definition of struct phy_device.