netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Add a driver for the ASIX AX88172A

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jul 2012 13:51:22 +0200
From:	Christian Riesch <christian.riesch@...cron.at>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Allan Chou <allan@...x.com.tw>,
	Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com>,
	Grant Grundler <grundler@...omium.org>,
	Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>,
	Michael Riesch <michael@...sch.at>,
	Christian Riesch <christian.riesch@...cron.at>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Add a driver for the ASIX AX88172A

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Christian Riesch
<christian.riesch@...cron.at> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this patch adds a driver for the ASIX AX88172A USB 2.0 to 10/100M
> Fast Ethernet Controller.
>
> Although this chip is already supported by the AX88772 code in
> drivers/net/usb/asix.c, I submit a new driver since the existing
> driver lacks an important feature: It only supports an
> Ethernet connection using the internal PHY embedded in the AX88172A.

Sorry, I forgot to mention the features added by the new driver:
- support for an external PHY connected to the AX88172A
- uses phylib

Regards, Christian
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