netdev - Re: [RFT/RFC net-next 0/2] net: dsa: Plug in PHYLINK support

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Message-ID: <6d097653-eeed-6ba0-733f-f06aad8f5906@egil-hjelmeland.no>
Date:   Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:51:56 +0100
From:   Egil Hjelmeland <privat@...l-hjelmeland.no>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk, sean.wang@...iatek.com,
        john@...ozen.org, kernel@...gutronix.de, Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, andrew@...n.ch
Subject: Re: [RFT/RFC net-next 0/2] net: dsa: Plug in PHYLINK support

Hi


Den 15. des. 2017 01:28, skrev Florian Fainelli:
> Hi all,
> 
> This patch series replaces the existing PHYLIB integration with PHYLINK which
> is a superior solution since we need to support a collection of fixed links,
> integrated PHYs, SFP, non-pluggable SFPs etc.
> 
> I am expecting quite a lot of breakage, for a number of reasons:
> 
> - PHYLINK does not create a PHY device for fixed links (MLO_AN_FIXED), which
>    means that user-facing port (not DSA, not CPU) need to be explicitly handled
>    with phylink_mac_ops now
> 

FWIW:  We (zenitel) does not use fixed-link on user-port. I gave the 
patches a spin on our board with lan9303. As expected: no breakage.

Egil