netdev - RE: [PATCH net-netx] net: lan78xx: add LAN7801 MAC-only support

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Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:20:24 +0000
From:   <Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com>
To:     <f.fainelli@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-netx] net: lan78xx: add LAN7801 MAC-only support

> There are two ways to get these settings propagated to the PHY driver:
> 
> - using a board fixup which is going to be invoked during
> drv->config_init() time
> 
> - specifying a phydev->dev_flags and reading it from the PHY driver to
> act upon and configure the PHY based on that value, there are only
> 32-bits available though, and you need to make sure they are not
> conflicting with other potential users in tree
> 
> My preference would go with 1, since you could just register it in your
> PHY driver and re-use the code you are proposing to include here.

fixup looks good to me too. Will submit revision soon.

Thanks.
- Woojung