netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC v2 6/9] net: phy: add support for probing MMDs >= 8 for devices-in-package

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Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 09:34:19 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc:     Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v2 6/9] net: phy: add support for probing MMDs >= 8
 for devices-in-package



On 5/27/2020 3:34 AM, Russell King wrote:
> Add support for probing MMDs above 7 for a valid devices-in-package
> specifier, but only probe the vendor MMDs for this if they also report
> that there the device is present in status register 2.  This avoids
> issues where the MMD is implemented, but does not provide IEEE 802.3
> compliant registers (such as the MV88X3310 PHY.)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian