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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:40:24 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: stmmac: don't create a MDIO bus if
unnecessary
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:07:36 -0600 you wrote:
> Currently a MDIO bus is created if the devicetree description is either:
>
> 1. Not fixed-link
> 2. fixed-link but contains a MDIO bus as well
>
> The "1" case above isn't always accurate. If there's a phy-handle,
> it could be referencing a phy on another MDIO controller's bus[1]. In
> this case, where the MDIO bus is not described at all, currently
> stmmac will make a MDIO bus and scan its address space to discover
> phys (of which there are none). This process takes time scanning a bus
> that is known to be empty, delaying time to complete probe.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,v4] net: stmmac: don't create a MDIO bus if unnecessary
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/f3c2caacee82
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