# Re: \[PATCH net-next v11 01/13\] net: pse-pd: Introduce attached\_phydev to pse control - From: Oleksij Rempel \ - Date: 2025-05-22 06:43:46 - List: netdev - Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2025/05/3065232 - Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2025/05/3062669/t.md ```text On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 06:11:03PM +0200, Kory Maincent wrote: > From: Kory Maincent (Dent Project) > > In preparation for reporting PSE events via ethtool notifications, > introduce an attached_phydev field in the pse_control structure. > This field stores the phy_device associated with the PSE PI, > ensuring that notifications are sent to the correct network > interface. > > The attached_phydev pointer is directly tied to the PHY lifecycle. It > is set when the PHY is registered and cleared when the PHY is removed. > There is no need to use a refcount, as doing so could interfere with > the PHY removal process. > > Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent Reviewed-by: Oleksij Rempel Thank you! -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | ```