[U-Boot] [PATCH] net: phy: do not read configuration register on reset

[Bin Meng]

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:21 AM, Stefan Agner <stefan at agner.ch> wrote:
> When doing a software reset, the reset flag should be written without
> other bits set. Writing the current state will lead to restoring the
> state of the PHY (e.g. Powerdown), which is not what is expected from
> a software reset.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan at agner.ch>
> ---
> This lead to the PHY staying powered down on a reboot when using a
> Micrel PHY and not using hardware reset...
>
> It also aligns with the behavior of Linux:
> http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c#L1122
>
> --
> Stefan
>
>  drivers/net/phy/phy.c | 11 ++---------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn at gmail.com>