linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] net: macb patch set cover letter

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:04:51 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Parshuram Thombare <pthombar@...ence.com>
Cc:     nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rafalc@...ence.com,
        aniljoy@...ence.com, piotrs@...ence.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] net: macb patch set cover letter

> 3. 003-net-macb-add-PHY-configuration-in-MACB-PCI-wrapper.patch
>    This patch is to configure TI PHY DP83867 in SGMII mode from
>    our MAC PCI wrapper driver. 
>    With this change there is no need of PHY driver and dp83867
>    module must be disabled. Users wanting to setup DP83867 PHY	
>    in SGMII mode can disable dp83867.ko driver, else dp83867.ko
>    overwrite this configuration and PHY is setup as per dp83867.ko.

This sounds very wrong. Why not make the dp83867 driver support SGMII?

     Andrew