linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: phy: Update get_phy_c45

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Date:   Tue, 23 May 2017 18:55:54 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Bogdan Purcareata <bogdan.purcareata@....com>
Cc:     "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: phy: Update get_phy_c45_ids for Cortina PHYs

> The patches mentioned in the commit message add _some_ support for
> the Cortina PHYs - mainly checking for devices at additional
> locations. Once they are found, the phy IDs must be read from custom
> locations.

As a general principle, we don't add hacks in generic code to handle
broken devices. We add generic mechanisms to work around the
brokenness.

In this case, by using ethernet-phy-id in the device tree, we are
saying, this PHYs probing is totally borked, but we know it is there,
at this address. Just load the driver.

Please try to make ethernet-phy-id work.

       Andrew