netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: phy: remove fixed_phy

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Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:50:13 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: phy: remove fixed_phy_add and first its
 users

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:39:34 +0100 you wrote:
> fixed_phy_add() has a number of problems/disadvantages:
> - It uses phy address 0 w/o checking whether a fixed phy with this
>   address exists already.
> - A subsequent call to fixed_phy_register() would also use phy address 0,
>   because fixed_phy_add() doesn't mark it as used.
> - fixed_phy_add() is used from platform code, therefore requires that
>   fixed phy code is built-in.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,1/6] net: phy: fixed_phy: add helper fixed_phy_register_100fd
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/c9445e3c0876
  - [net-next,2/6] net: fec: register a fixed phy using fixed_phy_register_100fd if needed
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/dc86b621e1b4
  - [net-next,3/6] m68k: coldfire: remove creating a fixed phy
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/0ee21f39c5d8
  - [net-next,4/6] net: b44: register a fixed phy using fixed_phy_register_100fd if needed
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/10d2f15afba2
  - [net-next,5/6] MIPS: BCM47XX: remove creating a fixed phy
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/458639c42b7e
  - [net-next,6/6] net: phy: fixed_phy: remove fixed_phy_add
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/5de9ea1c50f0

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