netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next,V2] Add LAN9352 Ethernet Driver

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Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:37:40 +0000
From:	<Bryan.Whitehead@...rochip.com>
To:	<andrew@...n.ch>
CC:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next,V2] Add LAN9352 Ethernet Driver

> From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@...n.ch]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 3:58 PM 
> > I believe I can make the physical phys accessible through ethertool.
> > Would that be reasonable?
> 
> How, you have no netdev to attach them to?
> 
> There was a nice presentation at netdev last week by Mellanox about their
> switches. I don't know if the video is available yet, but that shows the correct
> way to do this.
> 

You are right. I misunderstood how ethtool works.

Again, I'd like to change our target device to LAN9250, which is just an Ethernet controller with no switch. 

Will a driver for that device be more easily accepted?