Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/7] MIPS: mscc: Add switch to ocelot

[Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>]

On 26/04/2018 22:51:13+0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > +
> > +		mdio0: mdio@107009c {
> > +			#address-cells = <1>;
> > +			#size-cells = <0>;
> > +			compatible = "mscc,ocelot-miim";
> > +			reg = <0x107009c 0x36>, <0x10700f0 0x8>;
> > +			interrupts = <14>;
> > +			status = "disabled";
> > +
> > +			phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
> > +				reg = <0>;
> > +			};
> > +			phy1: ethernet-phy@1 {
> > +				reg = <1>;
> > +			};
> > +			phy2: ethernet-phy@2 {
> > +				reg = <2>;
> > +			};
> > +			phy3: ethernet-phy@3 {
> > +				reg = <3>;
> > +			};
> 
> Hi Alexandre
> 
> These are internal PHYs? Is there an option to use external PHYs for
> the ports which have internal PHYs?
> 
> I'm just wondering if they should be linked together by default. Or a
> comment added to the commit message about why they are not linked
> together here.
> 

They are dual media ports so they are not necessarily using the
integrated PHY but can use SerDEs1G lanes.

I'll add that to the commit message.

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