netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 00/15] Realtek RTL822x PHY rework to c45 and SerDes interface switching

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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:20:07 +0100
From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To: Marek Behún <kabel@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Cc: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
 Alexander Couzens <lynxis@...0.eu>, Daniel Golle <daniel@...rotopia.org>,
 Willy Liu <willy.liu@...ltek.com>, Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>,
 Marek Mojík <marek.mojik@....cz>,
 Maximilián Maliar <maximilian.maliar@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/15] Realtek RTL822x PHY rework to c45 and
 SerDes interface switching

On 20.12.2023 16:55, Marek Behún wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this series reworks the realtek PHY driver's support for rtl822x
> 2.5G transceivers:
> 
> - First I change the driver so that the high level driver methods
>   only use clause 45 register accesses (the only clause 22 accesses
>   are left when accessing c45 registers indirectly, if the MDIO bus
>   does not support clause 45 accesses).
>   The driver starts using the genphy_c45_* methods.
> 
>   At this point the driver is ready to be used on a MDIO bus capable
>   of only clause 45 accesses, but will still work on clause 22 only
>   MDIO bus.
> 
> - I then add support for SerDes mode switching between 2500base-x
>   and sgmii, based on autonegotiated copper speed.
> 
> All this is done so that we can support another 2.5G copper SFP
> module, which is enabled by the last patch.
> 

Has been verified that the RTL8125-integrated PHY's still work
properly with this patch set?