linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] bus: Add shared MDIO bus framework

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:23:02 -0700
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Pramod Kumar <pramod.kumar@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Anup Patel <anup.patel@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] bus: Add shared MDIO bus framework

On 26/04/16 05:13, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> 4. Apart from these, by using MDIO mux framework we are making our
>> non-ethernet PHYs dependent on Linux network drivers which is not
>> acceptable. What if some product line does not need network subsystem at
>> all?
> 
> This is your only valid point. However, does Broadcom have a product
> line which does not include networking? Is not Broadcom a network SoC
> vendor?

But even with that, there is no reason why we could not decouple the
PHYLIB MDIO framework from PHYLIB and make it available as a more
standalone subsystem which can be utilized when you have a mix of MDIO
devices like here.

I am not clear on how common a shared MDIO bus is on other SoCs, but the
other Broadcom SoCs I am familiar with have dedicated MDIO buses
instances per type of PHY (PCIe, BUSB, Ethernet), thus making the split
a ton easier.
-- 
Florian