netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] Fix 10G PHY interface types

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Date:   Sun, 05 Jan 2020 15:11:01 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     linux@...linux.org.uk
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        corbet@....net, kishon@...com, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] Fix 10G PHY interface types

From: Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 20:42:42 +0000

> Recent discussion has revealed that our current usage of the 10GKR
> phy_interface_t is not correct. This is based on a misunderstanding
> caused in part by the various specifications being difficult to
> obtain. Now that a better understanding has been reached, we ought
> to correct this.
> 
> This series introduce PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GBASER to replace the
> existing usage of 10GKR mode, and document their differences in the
> phylib documentation. Then switch PHY, SFP/phylink, the Marvell
> PP2 network driver, and its associated comphy driver over to use
> the correct interface mode. None of the existing platform usage
> was actually using 10GBASE-KR.
 ...

Series applied, thank you.