netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] acpi: Add acpi mdio support code

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Date:   Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:20:19 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     "Wang, Dongsheng" <dongsheng.wang@...-semitech.com>
Cc:     "timur@...nel.org" <timur@...nel.org>,
        "Zheng, Joey" <yu.zheng@...-semitech.com>,
        "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] acpi: Add acpi mdio support code

> > I'm just trying to ensure whatever is defined is flexible enough that
> > we really can later support everything which DT does. We have PHYs on
> > MDIO busses, inside switches, which are on MDIO busses, which are
> > inside Ethernet interfaces, etc.
> 
> I think it can be satisfied. See the table I'm using above.

Hi Dongsheng


Since i don't know anything better, i think i have to trust you have
this correct.

It would be good to document this, so that the next person who needs
to add ACPI support for a PHY has some documentation to look at.
Could you add something to Documentation/acpi/dsd?

      Andrew