Re: [PATCH] tg3: Add param `short_preamble` to enable MDIO traffic to external PHYs

[Michael Chan]

On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 3:05 AM Paul Menzel <pmenzel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
> index 0ec5f01551f9..9b4ab201fd9a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
> @@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ static int tg3_debug = -1; /* -1 == use TG3_DEF_MSG_ENABLE as value */
>  module_param(tg3_debug, int, 0);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(tg3_debug, "Tigon3 bitmapped debugging message enable value");
>
> +static int short_preamble = 0;
> +module_param(short_preamble, int, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(short_preamble, "Enable short preamble.");
> +

Module parameters are generally not accepted.  If this is something
other devices can potentially use, it's better to use a more common
interface.

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