From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-in-01.arcor-online.net (mail-in-01.arcor-online.net [151.189.21.41]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mx.arcor.de", Issuer "Thawte Premium Server CA" (verified OK)) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DDC4DDE09 for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 00:47:03 +1000 (EST) In-Reply-To: <4647B95D.1040404@genesi-usa.com> References: <20070423144052.261f68ad.kim.phillips@freescale.com> <5c96dd623e3a6737db48ab17c3550610@kernel.crashing.org> <20070423160621.329d1a08.kim.phillips@freescale.com> <4647B95D.1040404@genesi-usa.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v623) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <476ad1acff453df4cd02d7e1f8db7b03@kernel.crashing.org> From: Segher Boessenkool Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4 v4] powerpc: document phy-connection-type property Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 14:44:17 +0200 To: Matt Sealey Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > 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