netdev - Re: [PATCH v7 09/11] net: pch_gbe: Convert to mdiobus and phylib

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Message-ID: <20180628074429.GB15034@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:44:29 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 09/11] net: pch_gbe: Convert to mdiobus and phylib

> Would you prefer that the MAC driver instead selects the PHY drivers for
> all PHYs known to have been used with the MAC? Or would you be happy if
> I added the equivalent in patch 11:

Hi Paul

Generally, you don't list any specific PHY. All distribution kernels
simply enable all PHYs as kernel modules. Anybody building a cut down
kernel is supposed to know what modules they need for there hardware.

       Andrew