# Re: \[PATCH RFC 3/6\] net: phy: Threaded interrupts allow some simplification

- From: Sergei Shtylyov \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-09-28 12:13:49 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2016/09/11030793
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2016/09/11030761/t.md

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On 9/28/2016 2:46 PM, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:

>> The PHY interrupts are now handled in a threaded interrupt handler,
>> which can sleep. The work queue is no longer needed, phy_change() can
>> be called directly. Additionally, none of the callers of
>> phy_mac_interrupt() did so in interrupt context, so fully remove the
>
>    I did intend to call it from interrupt context (from the ravb driver).
>
>> work queue, and document that phy_mac_interrupt() should not be called
>> in interrupt context.
>
>    It was intentionally made callable from the interrupt context, I'd prefer
> if you wouldn't change that.

   OTOH, it's still not very handy to call because of the 'new_link' parameter which I'm not sure I can provide...

>> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
> [...]

MBR, Sergei
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