From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4 v4] powerpc: document phy-connection-type property
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:19:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <affe73a697668fc2d44e43dd097a3e96@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5c96dd623e3a6737db48ab17c3550610@kernel.crashing.org>
>> Since ucc_geth is being migrated to use the phylib, the existing
>> (undocumented) 'interface' property is being deprecated in favour
>> of 'phy-connection-type'.
>
> Okay.
To be perfectly clear about this -- the only reason to
not have it in the PHY node instead is that supposedly
a PHY can be connected on multiple different kinds of
interface at the same time (physically). Don't ask me
who designs boards like that, but there you have it.
Segher
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-04-23 21:20 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
2007-04-23 21:19 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
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