Re: [PATCH net-next v6 5/8] net: phy: Immediately call adjust_link if only tx_lpi_enabled changes

From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2024 - 12:55:27 EST


On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 09:50:02AM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> This is the source of the concern, we don't know which MAC drivers we might
> end-up breaking by calling adjust_link(link == 1) twice in a row, hopefully
> none, because they should be well written to only update the parameters that
> need updating, but who knows?

Just quickly... There are some (I went through a bunch.) They don't
support EEE. I haven't been through all though, so there could be
some which support EEE and where adjust_link() with phydev->link=true
twice in a row could result in badness.

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