linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv4 1/5] net: dsa: Support internal phy on 'cpu' port

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Date:   Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:04:13 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, shawnguo@...nel.org, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        fabio.estevam@....com, ian.ray@...com, nandor.han@...com,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 1/5] net: dsa: Support internal phy on 'cpu' port

From: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:19:54 +0100

> This adds support for enabling the internal PHY for a 'cpu' port.
> It has been tested on GE B850v3,  B650v3 and B450v3, which have a
> built-in MV88E6240 switch hardwired to a PCIe based network card
> making use of the internal PHY. Since mv88e6xxx driver resets the
> chip during probe, the PHY is disabled without this patch resulting
> in missing link and non-functional switch device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>

Andrew, Florian, Vivien, please review.