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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 3/6] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some
 simplification
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:46:54 +0200
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>    Actually, I still don't know how to call phy_mac_interrupt() from
> the ravb driver because of the 'new_link' parameter -- I won't
> always have that signal connected to the MAC...

I'm not sure that parameter is of any use. I really think the
semantics of this call should be, something has changed, go and ask
the PHY driver to find out what. Just the same as if the PHY had
triggered an interrupt.

	  Andrew