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authorFlorian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>2014-03-26 18:07:26 -0700
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2014-03-28 01:38:03 -0400
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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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@@ -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
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