From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: "Kamil Horák - 2N" <kamilh@axis.com>, florian.fainelli@broadcom.com
Cc: <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com>, <andrew@lunn.ch>,
<hkallweit1@gmail.com>, <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
<davem@davemloft.net>, <edumazet@google.com>, <pabeni@redhat.com>,
<krzk+dt@kernel.org>, <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
<netdev@vger.kernel.org>, <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <f.fainelli@gmail.com>,
<robh@kernel.org>, <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>, <horms@kernel.org>,
<corbet@lwn.net>, <linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v5 0/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 15:02:16 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250702150216.2a5410b3@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250701075015.2601518-1-kamilh@axis.com>
On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 09:50:11 +0200 Kamil Horák - 2N wrote:
> PATCH 1 - Add MII-Lite PHY interface mode as defined by Broadcom for
> their two-wire PHYs. It can be used with most Ethernet controllers
> under certain limitations (no half-duplex link modes etc.).
>
> PATCH 2 - Add MII-Lite PHY interface type
>
> PATCH 3 - Activation of MII-Lite interface mode on Broadcom bcm5481x
> PHYs
>
> PATCH 4 - Fix the BCM54811 PHY initialization so that it conforms
> to the datasheet regarding a reserved bit in the LRE Control
> register, which must be written to zero after every device reset.
> Also fix the LRE Status register reading, there is another bit to
> be ignored on bcm54811.
I'm a bit lost why the first 3 patches are included in a series for net.
My naive reading is we didn't support this extra mode, now we do,
which sounds like a new feature.. Patch 4, sure, but the dependency
is not obvious.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-02 22:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-01 7:50 [PATCH net v5 0/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-01 7:50 ` [PATCH net v5 1/4] net: phy: MII-Lite PHY interface mode Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-01 7:50 ` [PATCH net v5 2/4] dt-bindings: ethernet-phy: add MII-Lite phy interface type Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-01 7:50 ` [PATCH net v5 3/4] net: phy: bcm5481x: MII-Lite activation Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-01 7:50 ` [PATCH net v5 4/4] net: phy: bcm54811: Fix the PHY initialization Kamil Horák - 2N
2025-07-02 22:02 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2025-07-02 23:46 ` [PATCH net v5 0/4] " Florian Fainelli
2025-07-03 9:03 ` Kamil Horák (2N)
2025-07-03 10:03 ` Paolo Abeni
2025-07-04 8:35 ` Kamil Horák (2N)
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