linux-kernel - Re: [RFC net-next PATCH 13/16] net: phy: Export get_phy_c22

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Message-ID: <YVwlAkW9U0Pk3oKA@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Tue, 5 Oct 2021 11:12:18 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@...o.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next PATCH 13/16] net: phy: Export get_phy_c22_id

On Mon, Oct 04, 2021 at 03:15:24PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> This function is useful when probing MDIO devices which present a
> phy-like interface despite not using the Linux ethernet phy subsystem.

Maybe we should consider moving this into mdio_device.c and renaming
it if it's going to become more generic? Maybe mdio_read_c22_id()?
Andrew, Heiner, any opinions?

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