From 604fdf4286c75bed49b2e084bf3dee6216f80692 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Fainelli Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:07:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Documentation/networking/phy.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) 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 -- 2.30.2