linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] net-next: stmmac: support future possible different internal phy mode

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Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:51:01 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Cc:     robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com, wens@...e.org,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
        alexandre.torgue@...com, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        icenowy@...c.io
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] net-next: stmmac: support future possible different
 internal phy mode

> It is too late when we know the PHY ID.
> We need to set a syscon for choosing external/internal PHY.
> So we can rely only on DT.

The point is, its not a property of the PHY. It is a syscon or a MAC
property. Having it as a MAC property would be more generic.

   Andrew