netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 12/26] phylink: add hooks for SFP support

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Message-ID: <568EC51F.1020809@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:05:51 -0800
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 12/26] phylink: add hooks for SFP support

On 07/12/15 09:38, Russell King wrote:
> Add support to phylink for SFP, which needs to control and configure
> the ethernet MAC link state.  Specifically, SFP needs to:
> 
> 1. set the negotiation mode between SGMII and 1000base-X
> 2. attach and detach the module PHY
> 3. prevent the link coming up when errors are reported
> 
> In the absence of a PHY, we also need to set the ethtool port type
> according to the module plugged in.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian