netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4] r8169: add support for rtl8168h(revid 0x2a) + rtl8211fs fiber application

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Message-ID: <20220920145944.302f2b24@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:59:44 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     <hkallweit1@...il.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Chunhao Lin <hau@...ltek.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] r8169: add support for rtl8168h(revid 0x2a)
 + rtl8211fs fiber application

On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:48:07 +0800 Chunhao Lin wrote:
> rtl8168h(revid 0x2a) + rtl8211fs is for fiber related application.
> rtl8168h is connected to rtl8211fs mdio bus via its eeprom or gpio pins.
> 
> In this patch, use bitbanged MDIO framework to access rtl8211fs via
> rtl8168h's eeprom or gpio pins.
> 
> And set mdiobb_ops owner to NULL to avoid increase module's refcount to
> prevent rmmod cannot be done.
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/20200730100151.7490-1-ashiduka@fujitsu.com/

Heiner, Andrew, good?