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authorFlorian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>2014-03-27 02:07:26 +0100
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2014-03-28 06:38:03 +0100
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parentbfin_mac: remove empty MDIO bus reset function (diff)
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Documentation: networking: phy.txt: MDIO bus reset is optional
Update the MDIO bus documentation to mention that the MDIO bus reset function is completely optional. It became optional with commit e13934563db0 ("[PATCH] PHY Layer fixup") Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.txt b/Documentation/networking/phy.txt
index e602c6f347df..3544c98401fd 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/phy.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/phy.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The MDIO bus
time, so it is safe for them to block, waiting for an interrupt to signal
the operation is complete
- 2) A reset function is necessary. This is used to return the bus to an
+ 2) A reset function is optional. This is used to return the bus to an
initialized state.
3) A probe function is needed. This function should set up anything the bus