Re: [PATCH] asix: Add support for AX88772A devices

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:17:04 -0800 (PST)

> From: David Hollis <dhollis@davehollis.com>
> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:44:25 -0500
> 
> > @@ -878,20 +885,22 @@ static struct ethtool_ops ax88772_ethtoo
> >  
> >  static int ax88772_link_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
> >  {
> > -	u16 mode;
> > -	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd;
> > +	u16 mode = AX88772_MEDIUM_DEFAULT;
> > +	u16 bmcr;
> >  
> > -	mii_check_media(&dev->mii, 1, 1);
> > -	mii_ethtool_gset(&dev->mii, &ecmd);
> > -	mode = AX88772_MEDIUM_DEFAULT;
> > +	bmcr = asix_mdio_read(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, MII_BMCR);
> 
> Just out of curiosity, why did you have to change this
> function to not use the generic mii_*() routines just
> to support this new device variant?

Ping?

I'm not applying this patch until you answer this question.

Thank you.