RE: [PATCH] lan743x: Added fixed link support

Bryan.Whitehead
2020-05-18T20:54:02Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roelof Berg <rberg@berg-solutions.de>
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 4:45 PM
> To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
> Cc: Bryan Whitehead - C21958 <Bryan.Whitehead@microchip.com>;
> UNGLinuxDriver <UNGLinuxDriver@microchip.com>; David S. Miller
> <davem@davemloft.net>; netdev@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] lan743x: Added fixed link support
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> To Everyone: I need a test hardware recommendation for a lan7431/0 NIC in
> normal mode (not fixed-link mode). In prior patches this was not necessary,
> because I was able to ensure 100% backwards compatibility by careful coding
> alone. But I might soon come to a point where I need to test phy-connected
> devices as well.

Hi Roelof,

I believe I can find the hardware back at the office. However at this time, due to virus fears, I'm working from home.

Can hardware testing wait until we return to the office?

Regards,
Bryan