Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] net: phy: realtek: add hwmon support for temp sensor on RTL822x

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

 	Hi Heiner,

CC hwmon

On Sat, 11 Jan 2025, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> This adds hwmon support for the temperature sensor on RTL822x.
> It's available on the standalone versions of the PHY's, and on
> the integrated PHY's in RTL8125B/RTL8125D/RTL8126.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>

Thanks for your patch, which is now commit 33700ca45b7d2e16
("net: phy: realtek: add hwmon support for temp sensor on
RTL822x") in net-next.

> --- a/drivers/net/phy/realtek/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/realtek/Kconfig
> @@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ config REALTEK_PHY
> 	tristate "Realtek PHYs"
> 	help
> 	  Currently supports RTL821x/RTL822x and fast ethernet PHYs
> +
> +config REALTEK_PHY_HWMON
> +	def_bool REALTEK_PHY && HWMON
> +	depends on !(REALTEK_PHY=y && HWMON=m)
> +	help
> +	  Optional hwmon support for the temperature sensor

So this is optional, but as the symbol is invisible, it cannot be
disabled by the user. Is that intentional?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

 						Geert

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