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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To: Vikas Singh <vikas.singh@puresoftware.com>
Cc: f.fainelli@gmail.com, hkallweit1@gmail.com,
	linux@armlinux.org.uk, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	"Calvin Johnson (OSS)" <calvin.johnson@oss.nxp.com>,
	Kuldip Dwivedi <kuldip.dwivedi@puresoftware.com>,
	"Madalin Bucur (OSS)" <madalin.bucur@oss.nxp.com>,
	Vikas Singh <vikas.singh@nxp.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: phy: Associate device node with fixed PHY
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:31:19 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200731153119.GJ1712415@lunn.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADvVLtXVVfU3-U8DYPtDnvGoEK2TOXhpuE=1vz6nnXaFBA8pNA@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 07:34:19PM +0530, Vikas Singh wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> I understand your concern But my use case is pretty simple and straightforward.
> As you are already aware of the fact that operating systems running on standard
> server hardware requires standard firmware interfaces to be present in order to
> boot
> and function correctly.
> Here SBBR describes these firmware requirements which covers UEFI & ACPI.
> Therefore I would like to provide dual boot support to such systems which means
> supporting ACPI along with existing DT.
> Now kernels "__fixed_phy_registe() " being a wonderful implementation catters
> almost every thing required for both ACPI & DT
> But fails to register fixed PHYs in case of ACPI because it has no clue of the
> fwnode (of_node in case of DT) to attach with a PHY device.

You failed to answer my question. Why do you need a fixed PHY? Please
could you point me at your DT files so i can at least understand your
hardware.

	Andrew

  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-07-31 15:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-07-28 12:13 [PATCH 0/2] Add fwnode helper functions to MDIO bus driver Vikas Singh
2020-07-28 12:13 ` [PATCH 1/2] net: phy: Add fwnode helper functions Vikas Singh
2020-08-01  8:10   ` kernel test robot
2020-07-28 12:13 ` [PATCH 2/2] net: phy: Associate device node with fixed PHY Vikas Singh
2020-07-28 13:00   ` Andrew Lunn
     [not found]     ` <CADvVLtXVVfU3-U8DYPtDnvGoEK2TOXhpuE=1vz6nnXaFBA8pNA@mail.gmail.com>
2020-07-31 15:31       ` Andrew Lunn [this message]
     [not found]         ` <CADvVLtUrZDGqwEPO_ApCWK1dELkUEjrH47s1CbYEYOH9XgZMRg@mail.gmail.com>
2020-08-01  9:41           ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
2020-08-01 15:11             ` Andrew Lunn
2020-08-03  8:33               ` Madalin Bucur (OSS)
2020-08-03  9:07                 ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
2020-08-03 11:45                   ` Madalin Bucur (OSS)
2020-08-03 12:57                     ` Andrew Lunn
2020-08-03 14:33                       ` Madalin Bucur (OSS)
2020-08-03 15:00                         ` Andrew Lunn
2020-08-03 16:59                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
2020-08-03 14:10                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
2020-08-03 14:47                       ` Madalin Bucur (OSS)
2020-08-03 16:53                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin
2020-08-04  5:36                           ` Madalin Bucur (OSS)
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2020-07-22 11:32 [PATCH 0/2] Add fwnode helper functions to MDIO bus driver Vikas Singh
2020-07-22 11:32 ` [PATCH 2/2] net: phy: Associate device node with fixed PHY Vikas Singh

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