Re: [PATCH] net: phy: phy: check return value of bus write

On 26.12.2018 19:04, Aditya Pakki wrote:

phy_mii_ioctl() could fail when writing to the bus via
mdiobus_write(). The fix adds a check and returns an error in case
of failure.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <redacted>
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 drivers/net/phy/phy.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

This file belongs to phylib, not to a specific driver.
"net: phy: phy:" in the subject doesn't make sense, it should be
just "net: phy:". You can see this in the history of the file.

And as commented on another patch of yours:
net-next is closed currently.

Your efforts are appreciated, however you should start with
reading the following:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

Heiner