From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([184.105.139.130]:35308 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751463AbeBWRck (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:32:40 -0500 Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:32:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20180223.123239.1596336129753343354.davem@davemloft.net> To: andrew@lunn.ch Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com, gregory.clement@free-electrons.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] mv88e6xxx: Poll when no interrupt defined From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <1519336713-5417-1-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> References: <1519336713-5417-1-git-send-email-andrew@lunn.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Andrew Lunn Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:58:31 +0100 > Not all boards using the mv88e6xxx switches have the interrupt output > connected to a GPIO. On these boards phylib has to poll the PHYs, > rather than use interrupts. Have the driver poll the interrupt status > register, which is more efficient than having phylib do it. And it > enables other switch interrupts to be services. > > The Armada 370RD is such a board without a interrupt GPIO. Now that > interrupts work, wire up the PHYs to make use if them. > > Gregory: Are you O.K. for the second patch to go through netdev? I'll wait for Gregory's response before applying this series.