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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:18:02 -0800 (PST)
From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To: andrew@...n.ch
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, f.fainelli@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Support more SERDES
interfacxes
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:32:13 +0100
> Currently the SERDES interfaces for ports 9 and 10 on the mv88e6390x
> are supported, allowing upto 10G. However, when unused, these SERDES
> interfaces can be used by some of the lower ports for 1000Base-X.
>
> The tricky bit here is ordering. The SERDES have to become free from
> ports 9 or 10 before they can be used with lower ports. Normally, this
> would happen only when these ports would be configured up, which is
> too late. So at probe time, defaulting ports 9 and 10 to 1000BaseX
> frees them for use with lower ports. If they are actually needed, they
> will be taken back when port 9 and 10 goes up.
Series applied, thanks Andrew.
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