linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: mxl-8611: add support for MaxLinear MxL86110/MxL86111 PHY

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Message-ID: <d994cff7-e960-41fa-9ce6-c35cee3a2560@lunn.ch>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 01:56:22 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Stefano Radaelli <stefano.radaelli21@...il.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Xu Liang <lxu@...linear.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: mxl-8611: add support for MaxLinear
 MxL86110/MxL86111 PHY

On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 12:29:48AM +0200, Stefano Radaelli wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Thanks again for your detailed review and suggestions,
> I really appreciate the time you took to go through the patch.
> 
> After reviewing your feedback, I realized that most of the more complex issues
> are specific to the MXL86111. The MXL86110 side, on the other hand, seems much
> closer to being ready once I address the points you raised.

I did not look too close. Does the MXL86110 not have this dual
Copper/Fibre setup? Removing that will make the driver a lot
simpler. So yes, submitting a simpler, more restricted driver is fine.

	Andrew