netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: add Maxlinear GPY115/21x/24x driver

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Message-ID: <YLkL6MWJCheuUJv1@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 3 Jun 2021 19:05:44 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Liang Xu <lxu@...linear.com>
Cc:     "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "hkallweit1@...il.com" <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "vee.khee.wong@...ux.intel.com" <vee.khee.wong@...ux.intel.com>,
        Hauke Mehrtens <hmehrtens@...linear.com>,
        Thomas Mohren <tmohren@...linear.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: add Maxlinear GPY115/21x/24x driver

> The firmware version can change because of switch of the firmware during 
> running time.

Please could you explain this some more. What happens if i initialize
the PHY and then it decided to switch its firmware. Is the
configuration kept? Does it need reconfiguring?

      Andrew