netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] net: phy: DP83822: Add ability to advertise Fiber connection

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Message-ID: <20200827201747.GX2403519@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:17:47 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
Cc:     f.fainelli@...il.com, hkallweit1@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        robh@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] net: phy: DP83822: Add ability to
 advertise Fiber connection

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 08:45:09AM -0500, Dan Murphy wrote:
> The DP83822 can be configured to use a Fiber connection.  The strap
> register is read to determine if the device has been configured to use
> a fiber connection.  With the fiber connection the PHY can be configured
> to detect whether the fiber connection is active by either a high signal
> or a low signal.
> 
> Fiber mode is only applicable to the DP83822 so rework the PHY match
> table so that non-fiber PHYs can still use the same driver but not call
> or use any of the fiber features.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew