netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: micrel: Add KSZ8041FTL fiber mode support

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:15:34 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:	Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: micrel: Add KSZ8041FTL fiber mode support

On Thursday, July 14, 2016 5:15:06 PM CEST Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 04:33:26PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:29:43 PM CEST Philipp Zabel wrote:
> > > +
> > > + - micrel,fiber-mode: If present the PHY is configured to operate in fiber mode
> > > +
> > > +       Some PHYs, such as the KSZ8041FTL variant, support fiber mode, enabled
> > > +       by the FXEN boot strapping pin. It can't be determined from the PHY
> > > +       registers whether the PHY is in fiber mode, so this boolean device tree
> > > +       property can be used to describe it.
> > > +
> > > +       In fiber mode, auto-negotiation is disabled and the PHY can only work in
> > > +       100base-fx (full and half duplex) modes.
> > > 
> > 
> > Could the generic "phy-mode" property used for this, to avoid the need for
> > definingn a custom property?
> 
> Hi Arnd
> 
> phy-mode is about the link between the MAC and the PHY. This property
> is about the link between the PHY and its peer PHY.
> 

Ok, got it.

	Arnd