linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: phy: broadcom: add helper to write/read RDB registers

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Date:   Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:55:01 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
Cc:     linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: phy: broadcom: add helper to write/read
 RDB registers



On 4/18/2020 7:13 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 09:28:56PM +0200, Michael Walle wrote:
>> RDB regsiters are used on newer Broadcom PHYs. Add helper to read, write
>> and modify these registers.
> 
> It would be nice to give a hint what RDB means?

It means Register Data Base, it is meant to be a linear register offset 
as opposed to the more convulated shadow 18, 1c or other expansion 
registers.
-- 
Florian