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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 19:56:45 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>, "David S. Miller"
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/12] net: airoha: Support multiple
 net_devices connected to the same GDM port
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On Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:34:05 +0200 Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> EN7581 or AN7583 SoCs support connecting multiple external SerDes (e.g.
> Ethernet or USB SerDes) to GDM3 or GDM4 ports via a hw arbiter that
> manages the traffic in a TDM manner. As a result multiple net_devices can
> connect to the same GDM{3,4} port and there is a theoretical "1:n"
> relation between GDM ports and net_devices.

Still waiting for the device tree review. I'm going to blindly send out
the Sashiko review, please comment if any of it makes sense?