RE: [PATCH net-next v4] r8169: add support for rtl8168h(revid 0x2a) + rtl8211fs fiber application

[Hau <hau@realtek.com>]

> From: Jakub Kicinski [mailto:kuba@kernel.org]
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 8:27 AM
> To: hkallweit1@gmail.com; Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
> Cc: Hau <hau@realtek.com>; netdev@vger.kernel.org; nic_swsd
> <nic_swsd@realtek.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] r8169: add support for rtl8168h(revid 0x2a)
> + rtl8211fs fiber application
> 
> On Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:59:44 -0700 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:48:07 +0800 Chunhao Lin wrote:
> > > rtl8168h(revid 0x2a) + rtl8211fs is for fiber related application.
> > > rtl8168h is connected to rtl8211fs mdio bus via its eeprom or gpio pins.
> > >
> > > In this patch, use bitbanged MDIO framework to access rtl8211fs via
> > > rtl8168h's eeprom or gpio pins.
> > >
> > > And set mdiobb_ops owner to NULL to avoid increase module's refcount
> > > to prevent rmmod cannot be done.
> > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/2020073
> > > 0100151.7490-1-ashiduka@fujitsu.com/
> >
> > Heiner, Andrew, good?
> 
> Well, we need Hainer or Andrew to ack, I'm marking this patch as Deferred
> until such endorsement is obtained.
> 
Hi Heiner, could you help to check this patch? 

Thanks.

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