netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: fix RGMII-ID port setup

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Date:   Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:51:08 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Marek Behun <marek.behun@....cz>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: fix RGMII-ID port setup

> what if we added a phy_mode member to struct mv88e6xxx_port, and either
> set it to PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA in mv88e6xxx_setup, or implemented
> methods for converting the switch register values to
> PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_* values.

We should read the switch registers. I think you can set the defaults
using strapping pins. And in general, the driver always reads state
from the hardware rather than caching it.

     Andrew