From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Felix Radensky <felix@embedded-sol.com>
Subject: Re: tg3 and Broadcom PHY driver
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:53:15 +0200
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Hi, Matt

Matt Carlson wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 02:32:18PM -0700, Felix Radensky wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've noticed that in linux-2.6.31 I have to make tg3 driver modular, due to
>> its dependency on Broadcom PHY driver. If both tg3 and PHY driver are
>> compiled into the kernel, tg3 fails to detect a PHY, apparently because PHY
>> driver is loaded later. I'm using BCM57760 on embedded powerpc platform
>> (MPC8536).
>>
>> How can I make tg3 work when it's compiled into the kernel ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>     
>
> Is the broadcom module also compiled into the kernel?
>
>   
Yes.