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Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 15:23:35 +0300
From: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@gmail.com>
To: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 3/3] net: stmmac: Drop TBI/RTBI PCS flags
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On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 11:23:05AM +0100, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 12:02:59AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > First of all the flags are never set by any of the driver parts. If nobody
> > have them set then the respective statements will always have the same
> > result. Thus the statements can be simplified or even dropped with no risk
> > to break things.
> > 
> > Secondly shall any of the TBI or RTBI flag is set the MDIO-bus
> > registration will be bypassed. Why? It really seems weird. It's perfectly
> > fine to have a TBI/RTBI-capable PHY configured over the MDIO bus
> > interface.
> > 
> > Based on the notes above the TBI/RTBI PCS flags can be freely dropped thus
> > simplifying the driver code.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@gmail.com>
> 
> I think this patch can come first in the series, along with another
> few patches that remove stuff. Any objection?

No objection.

-Serge(y)

> 
> Thanks.
> 
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