ixgbe: use mii_bus to handle MII related ioctls

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Use the mii_bus callbacks to address the entire clause 22/45 address
space.  Enables userspace to poke switch registers instead of a single
PHY address.

The ixgbe firmware may be polling PHYs in a way that is not protected by
the mii_bus lock.  This isn't new behavior, but as Andrew Lunn pointed
out there are more addresses available for conflicts.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Douthit <stephend@silicom-usa.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

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Steve Douthit 2018-12-06 15:50:43 +00:00 • committed by Jeff Kirsher

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drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c

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