netdev - Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 03/18] net: mvpp2: set the SMI PHY address when connecting to the PHY

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Message-ID: <20170823133435.GF28612@lunn.ch>
Date:   Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:34:35 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Stefan Chulski <stefanc@...vell.com>
Cc:     Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "jason@...edaemon.net" <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        "gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com" 
        <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
        "sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com" <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        "thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com" 
        <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
        Nadav Haklai <nadavh@...vell.com>,
        "linux@...linux.org.uk" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "mw@...ihalf.com" <mw@...ihalf.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 03/18] net: mvpp2: set the SMI PHY
 address when connecting to the PHY

> This feature work only for Out-of-Band Auto-Negotiation in SGMII Mode.
> Current GoP(MAC) code configure SGMII In-band Auto-Negotiation performed by the PCS layer
> without PHY polling.

Hi Stefan

So there is no need to configure the address then, leave PHY polling
turned off and we avoid all the issues.

       Andrew