linux-kernel - Re: [RFC-PATCH] net: stmmac: Add KR port support.

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Date:   Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:01:44 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Daniel Walker <danielwa@...co.com>
Cc:     Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        Jose Abreu <joabreu@...opsys.com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Balamurugan Selvarajan <balamsel@...co.com>,
        xe-linux-external@...co.com,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC-PATCH] net: stmmac: Add KR port support.

On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> From: Balamurugan Selvarajan <balamsel@...co.com>
> 
> For KR port the mii interface is a chip-to-chip
> interface without a mechanical connector. So PHY
> inits are not applicable. In this case MAC is
> configured to operate at forced speed(1000Mbps)
> and full duplex. Modified driver to accommodate
> PHY and NON-PHY mode.

I agree with Florian here. Look at all the in kernel examples of a SoC
MAC connected to an Ethernet switch. Some use rgmii, others 1000BaseX
or higher. But they all follow the same scheme, and don't need
invasive MAC driver changes.

    Andrew