netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: dp83867: Port mirroring support in the DP83867 TI's PHY driver

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Date:   Thu, 2 Feb 2017 16:22:12 +0100
From:   Lukasz Majewski <lukma@...x.de>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Karicheri Muralidharan <m-karicheri2@...com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Eric Engestrom <eric@...estrom.ch>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
        Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: dp83867: Port mirroring support in the
 DP83867 TI's PHY driver

On Thu, 2 Feb 2017 14:11:12 +0100
Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:

> > The bootstrapping process in the PHY sets this bit. This is wrong
> > since the board lane layout is not "swapped"
>  
> Ah, you mean a strapping pin? Resistor to ground/VCC?

Yes, exactly.

> That is a different matter. It makes it a lot less likely to break
> some existing board with such a change.
> 
> > I have thought a bit about that and I think that we should define
> > complementary "net-phy-lane-no-swap" as suggested by Florian. Then
> > affected boards could define it and use.
> 
> This is the most flexible solution. Yes, that is O.K. for me.

Ok. thanks.

> 
>      Andrew




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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