[net-next 1/2] net: ethernet: slicoss: add slicoss gigabit ethernet driver

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Tue Nov 15 23:03:17 UTC 2016


> >>>>> +  			val = MII_BMCR << 16 | SLIC_PCR_AUTONEG |
> >>>>> +		     	         SLIC_PCR_AUTONEG_RST;
> >>>>> +			slic_write(sdev, SLIC_REG_WPHY, val);

> Thats essentially what I meant by setting a flag in the irq handler. The mdio
> function would have to check somehow if the irq has been fired (be it by means
> of a flag or a completion that is set by the irq handler and checked by the 
> mdio function). So I agree that it should work (if reading via the AP command
> is actually possible).

It seems odd you have a nice simple way to do writes, but reads are
very complex. There might be a simple read method hiding somewhere.

     Andrew


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