Re: [PATCH net] phy: dp83869: fix interrupts issue when using with an optical fiber sfp. to correctly clear the interrupts both status registers must be read.

[Andrew Lunn]

On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 08:10:34PM -0400, chalianis1@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Anis Chali <chalianis1@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> from datasheet of dp83869hm
> 7.3.6 Interrupt
> The DP83869HM can be configured to generate an interrupt when changes of internal status occur. The interrupt
> allows a MAC to act upon the status in the PHY without polling the PHY registers. The interrupt source can be
> selected through the interrupt registers, MICR (12h) and FIBER_INT_EN (C18h). The interrupt status can be
> read from ISR (13h) and FIBER_INT_STTS (C19h) registers.

Reading this description, it sounds like the fibre interrupt it not
cascaded into the micr? There are two completely different sets of
registers.

So i seems like you should be reading this register in
dp83869_handle_interrupt() same as the MICR.

    Andrew

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