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 <pakki...@umn.edu> > --- > 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
