[PATCH net-next] net: phylink: clarify where phylink should be used

[PATCH net-next] net: phylink: clarify where phylink should be used

[Russell King]

Update the phylink documentation to make it clear that phylink is
designed to be used on the MAC facing side of the link, rather than
between a SFP and PHY.

Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
---
 Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst
index 91446b431b70..a5e00a159d21 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Overview
 ========
 
 phylink is a mechanism to support hot-pluggable networking modules
-without needing to re-initialise the adapter on hot-plug events.
+directly connected to a MAC without needing to re-initialise the
+adapter on hot-plug events.
 
 phylink supports conventional phylib-based setups, fixed link setups
 and SFP (Small Formfactor Pluggable) modules at present.
-- 
2.7.4

Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phylink: clarify where phylink should be used

[Andrew Lunn]

On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 10:44:04AM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> Update the phylink documentation to make it clear that phylink is
> designed to be used on the MAC facing side of the link, rather than
> between a SFP and PHY.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

    Andrew

Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phylink: clarify where phylink should be used

[David Miller]

From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:44:04 +0100

> Update the phylink documentation to make it clear that phylink is
> designed to be used on the MAC facing side of the link, rather than
> between a SFP and PHY.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>

Applied.