Re: Commit-8b63ec18 breaks setting PHY pad-skew settings

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

> Unfortunately the patch is incomplete: it only fixes the issue for
> the KSZ9021. Please have a look at the funcion ksz9031_config_init()
> which has the the same (broken) search for the parent node.

Ah, sorry missed that. I was a bit blinkered, the issue was report for
KSZ9021 and i did not look further.

> As both the code for KSZ9021 as well as the code for KSZ9031 parse
> the same pad skew settings from the OF node (and to prevent
> incomplete fixes in the future), I think this code is a candidate to
> be cleaned up. Or is cooking up a similar patch for the KSZ9031 as
> for the KSZ9021 preferred?

Both would be best. We probably need a minimal fix we can get included
fast, and then having a cleanup patch merged during the next merge
window would be nice.

> Additionally, if this is a deprecated feature (like the commit
> states), then the devicetree binding documentation
> (Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt) should be
> updated. At least the deprecated example for autodetected PHY's
> should be corrected/removed.

I submitted a patch for that already.
https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg90932.html

It however does not seem to of made its way into net-next. If you
agree with it, please send an reviewed-by, or an Acked-by...

      Andrew