Re: [PATCH net-next v3 3/6] net: hisilicon: add support for hisi_femac core on Hi3798MV200

[Andrew Lunn]

> Note it's unable to put the MDIO bus node outside of MAC controller
> (i.e. at the same level in the parent bus node). Because we need to
> control all clocks and resets in FEMAC driver due to the phy reset
> procedure. So the clocks can't be assigned to MDIO bus device, which is
> an essential resource for the MDIO bus to work.

What PHY driver is being used? If there a specific PHY driver for this
hardware? Does it implement soft reset?

I'm wondering if you can skip hardware reset of the PHY and only do a
software reset.

	Andrew