On 07.11.2018 20:48, Andrew Lunn wrote: > On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 08:41:52PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote: >> This patch series is based on two axioms: >> >> - During autoneg a PHY always reports the link being down > > Hi Heiner > > I think that is a risky assumption to make. > I wasn't sure initially too (found no clear rule in 802.3 clause 22) and therefore asked around. Florian agrees to the assumption, see here: https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg519242.html
If a PHY reports the link as up then every user would assume that data can be transferred. But that's not the case during aneg. Therefore reporting the link as up during aneg wouldn't make sense. > What happens if this assumption is incorrect? > Then we have to flush this patch series down the drain ;) At least I would have to check in detail which parts need to be changed. I clearly mention the assumptions so that every reviewer can check whether he agrees. > Andrew > Heiner
