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Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:07:49 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> To: Vitaly Bordug <vitb@...nel.crashing.org> CC: linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] [NET] phy/fixed.c: rework to not duplicate PHY layer functionality Vitaly Bordug wrote: > With that patch fixed.c now fully emulates MDIO bus, thus no need > to duplicate PHY layer functionality. That, in turn, drastically > simplifies the code, and drops down line count. > > As an additional bonus, now there is no need to register MDIO bus > for each PHY, all emulated PHYs placed on the platform fixed MDIO bus. > There is also no more need to pre-allocate PHYs via .config option, > this is all now handled dynamically. > > p.s. Don't even try to understand patch content! Better: apply patch > and look into resulting drivers/net/phy/fixed.c. > > Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@...mvista.com> > Signed-off-by: Vitaly Bordug <vitb@...nel.crashing.org> ACK, I presume this will go via the ppc tree? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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