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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:00:29 +0000
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Jie Luo <quic_luoj@...cinc.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] net: phy: at803x: add QCA8084 ethernet phy support
On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 03:16:45PM +0800, Jie Luo wrote:
> > > The interface mode is passed in the .config_init, which is configured
> > > by the PCS driver, the hardware register is located in the PCS, this
> > > driver will be pushed later.
> >
> > Is this the same as how the syqca807x works? Can the PCS driver be
> > shared by these two drivers?
>
> I am not sure syqca807x, would you point me the code path of this driver?
>
> >
> > What i don't like at the moment is that we have two driver
> > developments going on at once for hardware which seems very similar,
> > but no apparent cooperation?
> >
> > Andrew
>
> The PCS of qca8084 is the PHY PCS, which should be new PCS driver,
> in the previous chips, we don't have this kind of PHY PCS.
No. PCS drivers are for MAC-side PCS drivers, not PHY-side PCS drivers.
+-------------
| PHY
MAC---PCS --- link --- PCS --- ...
^ | ^
| +--|----------
For this PCS |
Not for this PCS
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