linux-kernel - RE: [RFC net-next] net: phy: Add basic support for Synopsys XPCS using a PHY driver

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Date:   Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:31:17 +0000
From:   Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@...opsys.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
CC:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC net-next] net: phy: Add basic support for Synopsys XPCS
 using a PHY driver

From: Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Date: Jan/13/2020, 14:18:17 (UTC+00:00)

> I've recently suggested a patch to phylink to add a generic helper to
> read the state from a generic 802.3 clause 37 PCS, but I guess that
> won't be sufficient for an XPCS.  However, it should give some clues
> if you're intending to use phylink.

So, I think for my particular setup (that has no "real" PHY) we can have 
something like this in SW PoV:

stmmac -> xpcs -> SW-PHY / Fixed PHY

- stmmac + xpcs state would be handled by phylink (MAC side)
- SW-PHY / Fixed PHY state would be handled by phylink (PHY side)

This would need updates for Fixed PHY to support >1G speeds.

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Thanks,
Jose Miguel Abreu