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Hi Joyce,

On 2/12/19 10:24 AM, Ooi, Joyce wrote:
> As there is restriction to access to EMAC System Manager registers in
> the kernel for Intel Stratix10, the use of SMC calls are required and
> added in dwmac-socfpga driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ooi, Joyce <joyce.ooi@intel.com>

<snip>

I have a pending patchset[1] that addresses this but can be used by 
other drivers as well.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10612891/