netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 20/24] mdio_bus: Add comment to mdiobus_scan() and __mdiobus

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Date:	Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:02:33 -0800
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 20/24] mdio_bus: Add comment to mdiobus_scan()
 and __mdiobus_register()

On 04/01/16 09:36, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Make it clear that mdiobus_scan () will only find devices which have a
> vendor/product ID in registers 2 and 3. These are typically PHY
> devices. Other sort of MDIO devices, such as switches, are not
> expected to be found during the scan.
> 
> Similarly, __mdiobus_register(), which calls mdiobus_scan() will only
> find PHY devices, and other sorts of MDIO devices are expected to be
> instantiated from device tree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
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Florian
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