generic: Convert incorrect generic/5.15 patches again

[openwrt/staging/dedeckeh.git] / target / linux / generic / hack-5.15 / 795-backport-phylink_pcs-helpers.patch

diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/795-backport-phylink_pcs-helpers.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/795-backport-phylink_pcs-helpers.patch
index 2ccdc905a5c71e0b3b197eb712c9f60421ed683b..b1e7065a8b91f9443b49301c005d9356d3d7183b 100644 (file)
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/795-backport-phylink_pcs-helpers.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/795-backport-phylink_pcs-helpers.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+From 027586ae8ecacff49757ed854c020f35d24a599c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
+Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 03:44:41 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] generic: backport some phylink helper functions
+
+It isn't feasible to literally backport all upstream phylink_pcs changes
+down to Linux 5.15: It's just too many patches, and many downstream
+drivers and hacks are likely to break. We are too close to branching off
+to risk this, and it's also just too much work.
+Instead just add helper functions used by modern PCS drivers while keeping
+the original functions instact as well. While this may add a kilobyte or
+two of extra kernel size, it has the advantage that we get the best of both
+worlds: None of the existing codepaths are touched, but yet we have the
+option to backport singular improvements to Ethernet drivers where needed.
+
+Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
+
 --- a/include/linux/phylink.h
 +++ b/include/linux/phylink.h
 @@ -584,10 +584,37 @@ int phylink_speed_up(struct phylink *pl)