netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: thunderx: Cleanup PHY probing code.

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Date:	Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:31:25 +0100
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
	Sunil Goutham <sgoutham@...ium.com>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Radha Mohan Chintakuntla <rchintakuntla@...ium.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: thunderx: Cleanup PHY probing code.

> +		phy_np = of_parse_phandle(node, "phy-handle", 0);
> +		/* If there is no phy or defective firmware presents
> +		 * this cortina phy, for which there is no driver
> +		 * support, ignore it.
> +		 */
> +		if (phy_np &&
> +		    !of_device_is_compatible(phy_np, "cortina,cs4223-slice")) {

Hi David

What is a cortina,cs4223-slice, and why does it need to be handled differently?

Thanks
	Andrew