linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: imx6dl: SolidRun: add phy node with 100Mb/s max-speed

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Date:   Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:37:28 +0100
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     tinywrkb <tinywrkb@...il.com>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        NXP Linux Team <linux-imx@....com>,
        Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: imx6dl: SolidRun: add phy node with 100Mb/s
 max-speed

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 07:26:58PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > index b3893347804d..85cf4a4a5e81 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
> 
> Hi Russell
> 
> This won't work. In the kernel logs, you see 
> 
> kernel: Generic PHY 2188000.ethernet-1:00: attached PHY driver [Generic PHY]
> 
> The generic PHY driver is being used, not the at803x driver.

Well, the _correct_ driver needs to be used for the PHY specific
features to be properly controlled.  Using the generic driver
in this situation will not be guaranteed to work.

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