Re: [PATCH] net: phy: phy: check return value of bus write

[Heiner Kallweit]

On 26.12.2018 19:04, Aditya Pakki wrote:
> phy_mii_ioctl() could fail when writing to the bus via
> mdiobus_write(). The fix adds a check and returns an error in case
> of failure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/phy.c | 7 +++++--
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
This file belongs to phylib, not to a specific driver.
"net: phy: phy:" in the subject doesn't make sense, it should be
just "net: phy:". You can see this in the history of the file.

And as commented on another patch of yours:
net-next is closed currently.

Your efforts are appreciated, however you should start with
reading the following:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

Heiner