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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: "mengyuanlou@net-swift.com" <mengyuanlou@net-swift.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>, Jiawen Wu <jiawenwu@trustnetic.com>,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: txgbe: change hw reset mode
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:28:44 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230626202844.346de86b@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <23312110-478A-4AC2-A66D-33C4BD2DBD0E@net-swift.com>

On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:18:46 +0800 mengyuanlou@net-swift.com wrote:
> > Why were you using the more complex FW command then rather than just 
> > the register write, previously then?
> 
> Using FW command can notify fw that lan reset has happened, then FW
> can configure something which should reconfigure.

This sentence is not entirely clear to me.

> Drivers write the register, the FW will not know lan reset has happened.
> 
> Later, we found the things which FW need in NCSI/LLDP/WOL... is only the phy. 
> So just block phy reset, and use simple the register write.

Fair enough, please include the explanation of backward compatibility
in the commit message and post a v2.

      reply	other threads:[~2023-06-27  3:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-06-21  9:06 [PATCH net] net: txgbe: change hw reset mode Jiawen Wu
2023-06-23  2:21 ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-06-25  8:31   ` mengyuanlou
2023-06-25 15:40     ` Andrew Lunn
2023-06-26  1:56       ` mengyuanlou
2023-06-26 17:24         ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-06-27  2:18           ` mengyuanlou
2023-06-27  3:28             ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]

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