Re: [PATCH] Revert "net: ethernet: bcmgenet: use phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings"

From: David Miller
Date: Mon Jul 11 2016 - 15:57:38 EST


From: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 00:54:47 +0200

> This reverts commit 4386f5662e63 ("net: ethernet: bcmgenet: use
> phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings")
>
> This patch is wrong, the function phy_ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings
> don't check if the device is running, but the driver bcmgenet need this
> check.
>
> The function {get|set}_settings need to access the mdio bus, and this
> bus may only be used when the device is running. Otherwise, the clock
> is disable and a mdio access will fail.
>
> Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes <tremyfr@xxxxxxxxx>

Applied.