netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 5/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Workaround missing PHY ID on mv88e6390

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Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:00:10 +0100
From:   Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Workaround missing PHY ID on mv88e6390

Hi Vivien,
 
 On sam., janv. 21 2017, Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com> wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> writes:
>
>> The internal PHYs of the mv88e6390 do not have a model ID. Trap any
>> calls to the ID register, and if it is zero, return the ID for the
>> mv88e6390. The Marvell PHY driver can then bind to this ID.
>
> This, in addition to the temperature code not working (despite what the
> datasheet says) makes me wonder if this is intentional from Marvell. Do
> we have a revision number for the 88E6390X's on the ZII Dev Rev C board?
>
> It would be interesting to ask Gregory maybe about that. This looks not
> "production-ready".

What I can say is that with the 88E6341, which seems to have the same
issue (ie incomplete PHY ID), reading the temperature worked.

Gregory

>
> Other than that, I have no objection on the patch itself if that is
> indeed expected from them...
>
> Thanks,
>
>         Vivien

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Gregory Clement, Free Electrons
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