Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 15:08:37 -0400 (EDT)
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        stsp@users.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] mvneta: SGMII-based in-band link state signaling
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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From: Stas Sergeev <stsp@list.ru>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 20:28:25 +0300

> Currently the fixed-link DT binding is pre-configured and
> cannot be changed in run-time. This means the cable unplug
> events are not being detected, and the link parameters can't
> be negotiated.
> 
> The following patches are needed when mvneta is used
> in fixed-link mode (without MDIO).
> They add an API to fixed_phy that allows to update
> status, and use that API in the mvneta driver when parsing
> the SGMII in-band status.
> 
> There is also another implementation that doesn't add any API
> and does everything in mvneta driver locally:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/3/31/327
> I'll let people decide which approach is better.
> No strong opinion on my side.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stas Sergeev <stsp@users.sourceforge.net>

Series applied, thanks.
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