Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: phy: broadcom: Remove unused flags | From | Florian Fainelli <> | Date | Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:16:04 -0800 |
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On 2/12/2021 5:14 PM, Vladimir Oltean wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 05:08:58PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote: >> That's right, tg3 drove a lot of the Broadcom PHY driver changes back >> then, I also would like to rework the way we pass flags towards PHY >> drivers because tg3 is basically the only driver doing it right, where >> it checks the PHY ID first, then sets appropriate flags during connect. > > Why does the tg3 controller need to enable the auto power down PHY > feature in the first place and the PHY driver can't just enable it by > itself? >
That would be a question for Michael if he remembers those details from 12 years ago. -- Florian
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