Re: [net-next RFC PATCH 2/6] net: phy: fill phy_id with C45 PHY

From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Sun Feb 18 2024 - 14:35:55 EST


On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 08:00:28PM +0100, Christian Marangi wrote:
> With C45 PHYs that provide PHY ID in C45 Package regs, PHY device
> .phy_id is not filled.

Intentionally so. Clause 45 PHYs don't have a single ID. Marvell
88X3310 is a case in point - there are at least two different vendor
IDs in this PHY.

Trying to squash Clause 45 PHY IDs down to a single identifier is
not sensible.

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