netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/3][v2] net: phy: introduce 1000BASE-KX and 10GBASE-KR

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:15:00 +0100
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Shaohui Xie <shaohui.xie@....com>
Cc:	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	"shh.xie@...il.com" <shh.xie@...il.com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Shaohui Xie <Shaohui.Xie@...escale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3][v2] net: phy: introduce 1000BASE-KX and 10GBASE-KR

> [S.H] the fsl backplane, e.g. 10GBASE-KR, needs software to handle link training,
> It's to train link partner, and trained by link partner parallel.
> 
> But if media type is not copper, e.g. optical module, we won't need this.

So what we actually need to know is copper vs fibre?

   Andrew