netdev - Re: [PATCH v1.1] net: emac: add support for device-tree based PHY discovery and setup

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Date:   Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:37:35 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     chunkeey@...glemail.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        ivan@...ibm.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        robh+dt@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1.1] net: emac: add support for device-tree based PHY
 discovery and setup

From: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:10:58 +0100

> This patch adds glue-code that allows the EMAC driver to interface
> with the existing dt-supported PHYs in drivers/net/phy.
> 
> Because currently, the emac driver maintains a small library of
> supported phys for in a private phy.c file located in the drivers
> directory.
> 
> The support is limited to mostly single ethernet transceiver like the:
> CIS8201, BCM5248, ET1011C, Marvell 88E1111 and 88E1112, AR8035.
> 
> However, routers like the Netgear WNDR4700 and Cisco Meraki MX60(W)
> have a 5-port switch (AR8327N) attached to the EMAC. The switch chip
> is supported by the qca8k mdio driver, which uses the generic phy
> library. Another reason is that PHYLIB also supports the BCM54610,
> which was used for the Western Digital My Book Live.
> 
> This will now also make EMAC select PHYLIB.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>

Applied, thanks.