Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: honor "max-speed" for implicit PHYs on user ports

Andrew Lunn
2024-12-20T08:28:54Z

> However, after reading the whole referenced thread, I still have a question:
> will MFD approach (with both drivers and dt-bindings) will be a requirement
> for any new drivers or a simpler approach with "mdio {}" node under the
> switch node will still be acceptable?

There is a long history of MAC drivers having MDIO drivers embedded in
them. So i see no need for an MFD just to have an MDIO device. If
there are additional drivers, GPIO, I2C, etc, then an MFD makes sense.

Andrew