Re: [PATCH net v2] net: phy: DP83TC811: add reading of abilities

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Mon May 11 2026 - 09:28:39 EST


> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83tc811.c
> @@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static struct phy_driver dp83811_driver[] = {
> /* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
> .config_init = dp83811_config_init,
> .config_aneg = dp83811_config_aneg,
> + .get_features = genphy_c45_pma_read_ext_abilities,
> .soft_reset = dp83811_phy_reset,

It looks like there is a space vs tab issue here. It is not just this
one line, but the whole patch. That usually means your email client or
email server has corrupted the email. Ah, outlook.com. Yes, that would
do it.

As a result the patch does not apply and the CI/CD system has not been
able to test your patch.

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/BEZP281MB2245C0B534D1297363EE1343D9382@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

One option is to use a web submission endpoint:

https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/contributor/send.html

Yep, a lot of hoops to jump through, just to get a patch
submitted. The processes are designed to be scalable, handle lots of
patches efficiently. But they are not so friendly to beginners trying
to get one patch merged.

Andrew