Re: [PATCH v2 net] net: phy: micrel: set soft_reset callback to genphy_soft_reset for KSZ8081

On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:30:30 +0100 Christian Melki wrote:

Following a similar reinstate for the KSZ9031.

Older kernels would use the genphy_soft_reset if the PHY did not 
implement a .soft_reset.

Bluntly removing that default may expose a lot of situations where 
various PHYs/board implementations won't recover on various changes.
Like with tgus implementation during a 4.9.x to 5.4.x LTS transition.
I think it's a good thing to remove unwanted soft resets but wonder if 
it did open a can of worms?

Atleast this fixes one iMX6 FEC/RMII/8081 combo.

Fixes: 6e2d85ec0559 ("net: phy: Stop with excessive soft reset")
Signed-off-by: Christian Melki <redacted>

Still does not apply to net/master:

Applying: net: phy: micrel: set soft_reset callback to genphy_soft_reset for KSZ8081
error: patch failed: drivers/net/phy/micrel.c:1303
error: drivers/net/phy/micrel.c: patch does not apply
Patch failed at 0001 net: phy: micrel: set soft_reset callback to genphy_soft_reset for KSZ8081
hint: Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch
When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue".
If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead.
To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort".