netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 02/10] net: phy: phylink: allow 10GKR interface to use in-band negotiation

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Date:   Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:53:07 +0000
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...tlin.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kishon@...com, gregory.clement@...tlin.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, jason@...edaemon.net,
        sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com,
        maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com, miquel.raynal@...tlin.com,
        nadavh@...vell.com, stefanc@...vell.com, ymarkman@...vell.com,
        mw@...ihalf.com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 02/10] net: phy: phylink: allow 10GKR interface
 to use in-band negotiation

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:33:43AM +0100, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> The PHY mode 10GKR can use in-band negotiation. This patches allows this
> mode to be used with MLO_AN_INBAND in phylink.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...tlin.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/phylink.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> index 51a011a349fe..7224b005f0dd 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
> @@ -768,7 +768,8 @@ int phylink_of_phy_connect(struct phylink *pl, struct device_node *dn,
>  	/* Fixed links and 802.3z are handled without needing a PHY */
>  	if (pl->link_an_mode == MLO_AN_FIXED ||
>  	    (pl->link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND &&
> -	     phy_interface_mode_is_8023z(pl->link_interface)))
> +	     (phy_interface_mode_is_8023z(pl->link_interface) ||
> +	      pl->link_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GKR)))

There is no inband negotiation like there is with 802.3z or SGMII,
so this makes no sense.

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