netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 03/14] phy: qcom-sgmii-eth: add .set

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Message-ID: <aWfmpq-dJ-mUCvz1@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:55:34 +0000
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
	Mohd Ayaan Anwar <mohd.anwar@....qualcomm.com>,
	Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 03/14] phy: qcom-sgmii-eth: add .set_mode() and
 .validate() methods

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 08:47:05PM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 05:45:24PM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> > qcom-sgmii-eth is an Ethernet SerDes supporting only Ethernet mode
> > using SGMII, 1000BASE-X and 2500BASE-X.
> > 
> > Add an implementation of the .set_mode() method, which can be used
> > instead of or as well as the .set_speed() method. The Ethernet
> > interface modes mentioned above all have a fixed data rate, so
> > setting the mode is sufficient to fully specify the operating
> > parameters.
> > 
> > Add an implementation of the .validate() method, which will be
> > necessary to allow discovery of the SerDes capabilities for platform
> > independent SerDes support in the stmmac netowrk driver.
> 
> s/netowrk/network/
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
> > ---
> 
> Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>

According to patchwork (I forgot the RFC tag on the patches) it needs
linux/phy.h included. Plesae let me know if you'd like me to retain
your r-b. Thanks.

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