netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] support ipq5332 platform

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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 14:27:55 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Jie Luo <quic_luoj@...cinc.com>
Cc: Sergey Ryazanov <ryazanov.s.a@...il.com>, agross@...nel.org,
	andersson@...nel.org, konrad.dybcio@...aro.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
	robh+dt@...nel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
	conor+dt@...nel.org, hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
	robert.marko@...tura.hr, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, quic_srichara@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] support ipq5332 platform

> The IPQ PPE includes MAC and UNIPHY integrated, the connection with
> external PHY is as below.
> MAC ---- UNIPHY(PCS) ---- (PCS)external PHY.
> 
> The UNIPHY here is the Ethernet dedicated SERDES for connecting with
> external PHY.

You call it a PCS here. So does it implement clause 37 or 73 of the
802.3 standard? If it does, the driver for it belongs in
drivers/net/pcs.

	Andrew