Re: [PATCH net 1/4] net/fsl: xgmac_mdio: Add workaround for erratum A-009885

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On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 23:02, Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 10:15:26PM +0100, Tobias Waldekranz wrote:
>> Once an MDIO read transaction is initiated, we must read back the data
>> register within 16 MDC cycles after the transaction completes. Outside
>> of this window, reads may return corrupt data.
>> 
>> Therefore, disable local interrupts in the critical section, to
>> maximize the probability that we can satisfy this requirement.
>
> Since this is for net, a Fixes: tag would be nice. Maybe that would be
> for the commit which added this driver, or maybe when the DTSI files
> for the SOCs which have this errata we added?

Alright, I wasn't sure how to tag WAs for errata since it is more about
the hardware than the driver. Should I send a v2 even if nothing else
pops up, or is this more of a if-you're-sending-a-v2-anyway type of
comment?



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