Re: [RFC net-next PATCH 07/16] net: phylink: Add helpers for c22 registers without MDIO

[Russell King (Oracle)]

On Mon, Oct 04, 2021 at 03:15:18PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> Some devices expose memory-mapped c22-compliant PHYs. Because these
> devices do not have an MDIO bus, we cannot use the existing helpers.
> Refactor the existing helpers to allow supplying the values for c22
> registers directly, instead of using MDIO to access them. Only get_state
> and set_adversisement are converted, since they contain the most complex
> logic.

I think this patch is useful on its own, there are certainly cases
where being able to hold the MII bus lock while reading the BMSR/LPA
registers would be advantageous. Please can you update the patch
against net-next and submit it?

Thanks.

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