Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: cavium: octeon_mgmt: use phy_start and phy_stop

From: David Miller
Date: Fri Sep 25 2020 - 19:55:20 EST


From: Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:44:39 +0300

> To start also "phy state machine", with UP state as it should be,
> the phy_start() has to be used, in another case machine even is not
> triggered. After this change negotiation is supposed to be triggered
> by SM workqueue.
>
> It's not correct usage, but it appears after the following patch,
> so add it as a fix.
>
> Fixes: 74a992b3598a ("net: phy: add phy_check_link_status")
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Khoronzhuk <ikhoronz@xxxxxxxxx>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.