Re: [PATCH v1] net: thunderx: start phy before starting autonegotiation

[Andrew Lunn]

On Wed, Dec 04, 2019 at 06:23:51PM +0100, Mian Yousaf Kaukab wrote:
> Since commit 2b3e88ea6528 ("net: phy: improve phy state checking")
> phy_start_aneg() expects phy state to be >= PHY_UP. Call phy_start()
> before calling phy_start_aneg() during probe so that autonegotiation
> is initiated.
> 
> As phy_start() takes care of calling phy_start_aneg(), drop the explicit
> call to phy_start_aneg().
> 
> Network fails without this patch on Octeon TX.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mian Yousaf Kaukab <ykaukab@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1: 

This should really be v2.

You should add fixes: tag

And the subject line should indicate which tree this is for:

[PATCH v2 net] net: thunderx: start phy before starting autonegotiation

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/networking/netdev-FAQ.html

       Andrew