From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4 v4] powerpc: document phy-connection-type property
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 14:44:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <476ad1acff453df4cd02d7e1f8db7b03@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4647B95D.1040404@genesi-usa.com>
> Since I'm poking around on 52xx I had a query - firstly it doesn't
> look like the 52xx fec driver uses phylib at all since it also tries
> to support the 7-wire ethernet interface, which isn't ?? supported
> by phylib.
>
> Stumbling across this property I wondered, if the driver can check
> the device tree for the phy type to set it up properly in this
> manner, would it also be relevant to list the 7-wire style of
> connection, so that drivers can provide the alternative code?
Is that 7-wire thing just another kind of connection
to a PHY? If so, treat it as such (add phylib support
perhaps); if not, have an empty property in your 5200
ethernet node that says the 7-wire thing is in use.
Segher
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-14 14:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-04-23 19:40 [PATCH 1/4 v4] powerpc: document phy-connection-type property Kim Phillips
2007-04-23 20:59 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-04-23 21:06 ` Kim Phillips
2007-04-23 21:16 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-14 1:20 ` Matt Sealey
2007-05-14 12:44 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2007-04-23 21:19 ` Segher Boessenkool
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