linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] lan743x: correctly handle chips with internal PHY

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Date:   Wed, 4 Nov 2020 17:27:34 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
Cc:     Bryan Whitehead <bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com>,
        David S Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Roelof Berg <rberg@...g-solutions.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] lan743x: correctly handle chips with internal PHY

> Note that as a side-effect, the devicetree phy mode now no longer
> has a default, and always needs to be specified explicitly (via
> 'phy-connection-type').

That sounds like it could break systems. Why do you do this?

     Andrew