linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v12 2/5] net: phy: introduce PHY_INTERFACE_MODE

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Message-ID: <b92d752d-b4c3-4f3b-8a2b-1c7162af63b7@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:59:04 +0200
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: David Yang <mmyangfl@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley
 <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
 Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v12 2/5] net: phy: introduce
 PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_REVSGMII

On 9/26/25 3:50 PM, David Yang wrote:
> The "reverse SGMII" protocol name is an invention derived from
> "reverse MII" and "reverse RMII", this means: "behave like an SGMII
> PHY".
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Yang <mmyangfl@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>

My understanding is that Russell question on v11 is still pending:

https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/aNbWEdabqXIaoo2T@shell.armlinux.org.uk/

and the net-next PR for 6.18 is upcoming. Deferring to next cycle.

Cheers,

Paolo