[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc4xx - allow usage of fixed/unmanaged PHYs

Wolfgang Denk
2008-08-26T18:52:04Z

Dear Wolfgang Ocker,

In message <1219774284.3294.52.camel@galileo.recco.de> you wrote:
> This patch allows a managed switch like the 88E6083 to be directly
> connected to a 4xx using PHY mode.
>
> It avoids waiting for a link (it's always there) and uses fixed values
> for speed and duplex mode since both settings are hardware controlled.

How does this patch work in configurations which have such a switch
attached to one network interface, but a normal PHY to one or more
other interfaces?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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