linux-kernel - RE: [RFC PATCH] drivers: phy: add generic PHY framework

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Message-ID: <F281D0F91ED19E4D8E63A7504E8A649803C82462@039-SN2MPN1-022.039d.mgd.msft.net>
Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:20:19 +0000
From:	Chen Peter-B29397 <B29397@...escale.com>
To:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
	"balbi@...com" <balbi@...com>, "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Zhao Richard-B20223 <B20223@...escale.com>,
	"alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com" 
	<alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	"mkl@...gutronix.de" <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
	"marex@...x.de" <marex@...x.de>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH] drivers: phy: add generic PHY framework

 
> 
> The PHY framework provides a set of API's for the PHY drivers to
> create/remove a PHY and the PHY users to obtain a reference to the PHY
> using or without using phandle. If the PHY users has to obtain a
> reference to
> the PHY without using phandle, the platform specfic intialization code
> (say
> from board file) should have already called phy_bind with the binding
> information. The binding information consists of phy's device name, phy
> user device name and an index. The index is used when the same phy user
> binds to mulitple phys.
> 

What's an example of "the same phy user binds to multiple phys"?
I only remembered that Felipe said there are two phy users for one single phy at 
omap5 that is both usb3 and sata uses the same phy.


 


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