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Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 18:48:36 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net: phy: add driver for built-in 2.5G
ethernet PHY on MT7988
On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 03:02:21PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > Actually this phy is strictly binded to (XFI)MAC on this platform.
> > So I directly disable HDX feature of PHY.
>
> Sorry, i don't follow your answer:
>
> Can the PHY do half duplex?
> Can the MAC do half duplex?
>
> The part which cannot do half-duplex should be the part which disables
> half-duplex.
Note that if the PHY is doing rate adaption (preferably in a form that
it can control the MAC transmission rate), then even if the MAC can't
do half-duplex, the PHY can still do half-duplex.
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