> fast check, would you be happy with this in fixed PHY:
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
> #include <linux/gpio.h>
> #include <linux/seqlock.h>
> #include <linux/idr.h>
> +#include <linux/netdevice.h>
>
> #include "swphy.h"
>
> @@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct fixed_phy {
> struct phy_device *phydev;
> seqcount_t seqcount;
> struct fixed_phy_status status;
> + bool no_carrier;
> int (*link_update)(struct net_device *, struct fixed_phy_status *);
> struct list_head node;
> int link_gpio;
> @@ -48,6 +50,24 @@ static struct fixed_mdio_bus platform_fmb = {
> .phys = LIST_HEAD_INIT(platform_fmb.phys),
> };
>
> +int
> +fixed_phy_change_carrier(struct net_device *dev, bool new_carrier)
> +{
> + struct fixed_mdio_bus *fmb = &platform_fmb;
> + struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
> + struct fixed_phy *fp;
> +
> + if (!phydev || !phydev->mdio.bus)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + list_for_each_entry(fp, &fmb->phys, node) {
> + if (fp->addr == phydev->mdio.addr) {
> + fp->no_carrier = !new_carrier;
Why is no_carrier needed? You can directly change fp->status.link, so
long as you take care of locking.
> + return 0;
> + }
> + }
> + return -EINVAL;
> +}
You need to export the function.
Andrew