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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:05:35 +0100 From: Steen Hegelund <steen.hegelund@...rochip.com> To: Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org> CC: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Microchip UNG Driver List <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 0/4] Adding the Sparx5 Serdes driver Hi Vinod, On Tue, 2021-03-16 at 10:23 +0530, Vinod Koul wrote: > EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe > > Hello Steen, > > On 15-03-21, 16:04, Steen Hegelund wrote: > > Hi Kishon, Vinod, Andrew, Jacub, and David, > > > > I just wanted to know if you think that the Generic PHY subsystem might > > not be the right place for this Ethernet SerDes PHY driver after all. > > > > Originally I chose this subsystem for historic reasons: The > > Microchip/Microsemi Ocelot SerDes driver was added here when it was > > upstreamed. > > On the other hand the Ocelot Serdes can do both PCIe and Ethernet, so > > it might fit the signature of a generic PHY better. > > > > At the moment the acceptance of the Sparx5 Serdes driver is blocking us > > from adding the Sparx5 SwitchDev driver (to net), so it is really > > important for us to resolve which subsystem the Serdes driver belongs > > to. > > > > I am very much looking forward to your response. > > Generic PHY IMO is the right place for this series, I shall review it > shortly and do the needful. I have asked Kishon to check the new phy API > and ack it... > > Thanks > -- > ~Vinod Thank you very much for the confirmation. BR Steen
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