Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: air_en8811h: add AN8811HB MCU assert/deassert support

[Russell King (Oracle)]

On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 11:21:59AM +0100, Eric Woudstra wrote:
> static int air_pbus_reg_write(struct mdio_device *mdio, u32 pbus_address,
> 			      u32 pbus_data)
> {
> 	int ret;
> 
> 	mutex_lock(&mdio->bus->mdio_lock);

I wonder why we have phy_lock_mdio_bus() but not mdio_bus_lock()...
Should a helper be provided at mdio bus level to complement the PHY
level helper if we're going to have MDIO drivers directly manipulating
the lock?

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