linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: rockchip: Add compatible for Ethernet PHY

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Message-ID: <8e4607b7-8045-413d-aa3e-c2c1a74f52a6@lunn.ch>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 22:57:03 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Adrian Kossmann <adrian.kossmann@...teo.de>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: rockchip: Add compatible for Ethernet PHY

On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 09:09:33PM +0000, Adrian Kossmann wrote:
> Without the compatible string the Ethernet PHY is not bound to the
> correct driver. 

Which driver is being bound if you don't have a compatible? genphy?

It is a bit unusual for phylib to get the wrong driver, so i would
like to understand this a bit more.

	Andrew