Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v3 01/13] net: phy: Introduce ethernet link topology representation

[Andrew Lunn]

> > > @@ -10832,6 +10833,8 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED
> > >  	hash_init(dev->qdisc_hash);
> > >  #endif
> > > +	phy_link_topo_init(&dev->link_topo);
> > > +  
> > 
> > I don't think this can work unless PHYLIB is compiled as a built-in.
> 
> Inded, I need to better clarify and document the dependency with
> PHYLIB.

It is getting harder and harder to make the phylib core a module :-(

How much work does phy_link_topo_init() do? Could it be an inline
function? Are there other dependencies?

Also look at ethtool_phy_ops and e.g. how plca_get_cfg_prepare_data()
uses it.

	Andrew