From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3935C433DB for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:06:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64D9364F67 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:06:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231344AbhCPIGF (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:06:05 -0400 Received: from esa.microchip.iphmx.com ([68.232.153.233]:7062 "EHLO esa.microchip.iphmx.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S233673AbhCPIFi (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:05:38 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=microchip.com; i=@microchip.com; q=dns/txt; s=mchp; t=1615881937; x=1647417937; h=message-id:subject:from:to:cc:date:in-reply-to: references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=DEJKHy2guYh6gGeisp4VHb7waJsLnqxlUlnHoiJjmxY=; b=zksOnjRQA4Ov7VdCteLaCQ/sXVHMnQgdPeEiLqEwMQJ2JVPurnzD2y5M ojm+TTFunET33SENFrRXtBsH5useLKgtxHPs0ea+3ovuqFfVZa9hiclCW w6RidZtsBkPYa/xR1q42eASjK/2cxWB5qJW1FVjrzO3UfN9dWXw5y40Px SUmuAz45FeuuAPIcMiWVGzJ5rfosbbJOvCDjwWXANljaF8oBIwM6lmrZW wx/PiMAA4Ptx4n6s+LH9nax+b65ZQrxwhD7u5ojvfU1NJgCFh4iXbS/2m ub/Z5ptAZV7z6ggGJ6VdDTNm3+bD4ZAPzOM4EjKGLopHsvx589fmnVRr7 g==; IronPort-SDR: fFSIV7P5HNxN4dJIgKuZPvARY6VWqhleHCpl5HBQDgMXGiHnGBOTUdlN4v1ZnUpFuRgVoq8Aq/ YN0QXI1IcX4ufpLxlJHbvTOGy31OldNQKapIPUlS3xjn9jV7cxoteL3F8dKoc1ocadoO+ecx68 BG9Z/ln7tzypgytWw8UIbfJDO3nLAB+7hXviAMuLrxAvgwqfYBEYzZMovf3NP5xXWlQw3ITPsF P9P7bLzKor4yLqhqOL2JHPHihhaHzj+/qz8InPmOdmvRQRhSztG4Ac4ZaZ0rdxXde7Ts3iaOSd lOI= X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.81,251,1610434800"; d="scan'208";a="113369239" Received: from smtpout.microchip.com (HELO email.microchip.com) ([198.175.253.82]) by esa3.microchip.iphmx.com with ESMTP/TLS/AES256-SHA256; 16 Mar 2021 01:05:37 -0700 Received: from chn-vm-ex03.mchp-main.com (10.10.85.151) by chn-vm-ex02.mchp-main.com (10.10.85.144) with Microsoft SMTP Server (version=TLS1_2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256) id 15.1.2176.2; Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:05:37 -0700 Received: from [10.205.21.32] (10.10.115.15) by chn-vm-ex03.mchp-main.com (10.10.85.151) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 15.1.2176.2 via Frontend Transport; Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:05:35 -0700 Message-ID: <90896dc26c213d416bd78a0c6b6befe66f14e3a1.camel@microchip.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 0/4] Adding the Sparx5 Serdes driver From: Steen Hegelund To: Vinod Koul CC: Kishon Vijay Abraham I , Andrew Lunn , Jakub Kicinski , "David S. Miller" , Microchip UNG Driver List , , Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:05:35 +0100 In-Reply-To: References: <20210218161451.3489955-1-steen.hegelund@microchip.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" User-Agent: Evolution 3.38.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org Hi Vinod, On Tue, 2021-03-16 at 10:23 +0530, Vinod Koul wrote: > EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe > > Hello Steen, > > On 15-03-21, 16:04, Steen Hegelund wrote: > > Hi Kishon, Vinod, Andrew, Jacub, and David, > > > > I just wanted to know if you think that the Generic PHY subsystem might > > not be the right place for this Ethernet SerDes PHY driver after all. > > > > Originally I chose this subsystem for historic reasons: The > > Microchip/Microsemi Ocelot SerDes driver was added here when it was > > upstreamed. > > On the other hand the Ocelot Serdes can do both PCIe and Ethernet, so > > it might fit the signature of a generic PHY better. > > > > At the moment the acceptance of the Sparx5 Serdes driver is blocking us > > from adding the Sparx5 SwitchDev driver (to net), so it is really > > important for us to resolve which subsystem the Serdes driver belongs > > to. > > > > I am very much looking forward to your response. > > Generic PHY IMO is the right place for this series, I shall review it > shortly and do the needful. I have asked Kishon to check the new phy API > and ack it... > > Thanks > -- > ~Vinod Thank you very much for the confirmation. BR Steen