Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 net-next 0/3] Ethtool support for phy stats

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 09:58:25 +0100

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:44:27AM -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: David Miller <[email-masked]>
> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:32:43 -0500 (EST)
> 
> > From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
> > Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:58:25 +0100
> > 
> >> This patchset add ethtool support for reading statistics from the PHY.
> >> The Marvell and Micrel Phys are then extended to report receiver
> >> packet errors and idle errors.
> >> 
> >> v2:
> >>   Fix linking when phylib is not enabled.
> > 
> > Series applied, thanks Andrew.
> 
> I have to revert this.
> 
> You can't call into PHY library code from net/core/ethtool.c,
> because PHY lib can be modular.

O.K.

How about we change PHYLIB from a tristate to a bool?

Thanks
	Andrew