Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] net: make PHY PM ops a no-op if MAC driver manages PHY PM

[Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>]

On 07.04.2021 17:50, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Resume callback of the PHY driver is called after the one for the MAC
> driver. The PHY driver resume callback calls phy_init_hw(), and this is
> potentially problematic if the MAC driver calls phy_start() in its resume
> callback. One issue was reported with the fec driver and a KSZ8081 PHY
> which seems to become unstable if a soft reset is triggered during aneg.
> 
> The new flag allows MAC drivers to indicate that they take care of
> suspending/resuming the PHY. Then the MAC PM callbacks can handle
> any dependency between MAC and PHY PM.
> 
> Heiner Kallweit (3):
>   net: phy: make PHY PM ops a no-op if MAC driver manages PHY PM
>   net: fec: use mac-managed PHY PM
>   r8169: use mac-managed PHY PM
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 3 +++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 3 +++
>  drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c              | 6 ++++++
>  include/linux/phy.h                       | 2 ++
>  4 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
> 

This series has status "Needs ACK". For which part an ACK is needed?

Regarding the fec driver:
The mail to Fugang, the current fec maintainer, bounced and Joakim
confirmed that he left NXP. Joakim will take over, see
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20210409091145.27488-1-qiangqing.zhang@nxp.com/
Joakim also tested the patch.

Heiner