Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: improve handling link_change_notify callback

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On Mon, Mar 04, 2019 at 11:30:25AM -0800, David Miller wrote:
> From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 19:58:57 +0100
> 
> > Currently the Phy driver's link_change_notify callback is called
> > whenever the state machine is run (every second if polling), no matter
> > whether the state changed or not. This isn't needed and may confuse
> > users considering the name of the callback. Therefore let's change
> > the behavior and call this callback only in case of an actual
> > state change.
> > 
> > This requires changes to the at803x and rockchip drivers.
> > at803x can be simplified so that it reacts on a state change to
> > PHY_NOLINK only.
> > The rockchip driver can also be much simplified. We simply re-init
> > the AFE/DSP registers whenever we change to PHY_RUNNING and speed
> > is 100Mbps. This causes very small overhead because we do this even
> > if the speed was 100Mbps already. But this is neglectable and
> > I think justified by the much simpler code.
> > 
> > Changes are compile-tested only.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Someone please review this.

Hi David

We should probably wait for a Tested-by: from Daniel Mack
<zonque@xxxxxxxxx> and David Wu <david.wu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, or
equivalent.

	Andrew


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