Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] net: phy: add Rust Asix PHY driver

Andrew Lunn
2023-10-06T14:40:24Z

> config AX88796B_PHY
> tristate "Asix PHYs"
> help
> Currently supports the Asix Electronics PHY found in the X-Surf 100
> AX88796B package.
>
> config AX88796B_RUST_PHY
> bool "Rust reference driver"
> depends on RUST && AX88796B_PHY
> default n
> help
> Uses the Rust version driver for Asix PHYs.
>
>
> The problem is that there are NIC drivers that `select
> AX88796B_PHY`. the Kconfig language doesn't support something like
> `select AX88796B_PHY or AX88796B_RUST_PHY`, I guess.

So change AX88796B_PHY to mean any driver for that hardware. And then
move the C driver to AX88796B_C_PHY, and add AX88796B_RUST_PHY.

All the MAC drivers really cares about is that there is a PHY
driver. They don't care if it is written in C, Rust, or SNOBOL.

Andrew