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

From: Christian Marangi
Date: Sun Feb 18 2024 - 14:59:27 EST


On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 07:35:30PM +0000, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> 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.
>

As said in the cover letter was something I notice and was curious if it
was intentional or not. Thanks for the clarification, I will drop.

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