On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:20:06 +0100 Javier Carrasco wrote: > The MII code does not check the return value of mdio_read (among > others), and therefore no error code should be sent. A previous fix to > the use of an uninitialized variable propagates negative error codes, > that might lead to wrong operations by the MII library. > > An example of such issues is the use of mii_nway_restart by the dm9601 > driver. The mii_nway_restart function does not check the value returned > by mdio_read, which in this case might be a negative number which could > contain the exact bit the function checks (BMCR_ANENABLE = 0x1000). > > Return zero in case of error, as it is common practice in users of > mdio_read to avoid wrong uses of the return value. A bit odd but appears to be true, so I'll apply, thank you! Andrew, mii.h files seem to fall under PHYLIB in MAINTAINERS, but mii.c does not. Is this intentional?
