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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4 v4] powerpc: document phy-connection-type property
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:19:02 +0200
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>> 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