linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] r8152: support firmware of PHY NC for RTL8153A

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Message-ID: <20191021203625.448da742@cakuba.netronome.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:36:25 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
Cc:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <pmalani@...omium.org>,
        <grundler@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] r8152: support firmware of PHY NC for
 RTL8153A

On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:41:13 +0800, Hayes Wang wrote:
> Support the firmware of PHY NC which is used to fix the issue found
> for PHY. Currently, only RTL_VER_04, RTL_VER_05, and RTL_VER_06 need
> it.
> 
> The order of loading PHY firmware would be
> 
> 	RTL_FW_PHY_START
> 	RTL_FW_PHY_NC

Perhaps that's obvious to others, but what's NC? :)

> 	RTL_FW_PHY_STOP
> 
> The RTL_FW_PHY_START/RTL_FW_PHY_STOP are used to lock/unlock the PHY,
> and set/clear the patch key from the firmware file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>