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=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 4E92BC433EF for ; Sun, 8 Sep 2019 07:40:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1856720828 for ; Sun, 8 Sep 2019 07:40:07 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="Gxzb3CJE" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727492AbfIHHac (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Sep 2019 03:30:32 -0400 Received: from mail-qk1-f173.google.com ([209.85.222.173]:44127 "EHLO mail-qk1-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726634AbfIHHab (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Sep 2019 03:30:31 -0400 Received: by mail-qk1-f173.google.com with SMTP id i78so9800244qke.11 for ; Sun, 08 Sep 2019 00:30:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=fl87ra6vQZ/LlDGltmcyzMiabuXSYY5YHTuiGKwkJho=; b=Gxzb3CJE7vZ88QbKpOofqnggWDV/GZbwOdBUGC7kxLiU6HkNdi7bt9VpI2rk7nuk/Y ql/4EuomF3DZmlyiWdZ0N43CHrp762/rbCXTqIitx7BbUceiuprD87IowTXzy/owH7Sm VA2Py87AkUYYcxwuAsb5TdF17dQpecsGtJlj7+EAG0MBJwMYWjsW0PvsvlKv2XptBZMY nfy6yj0lCsjeVFxE/VjbLQBAp3NZkHda3xQTezKSSyRRxE0hrTCcmWWZ/LfTxU5+ar6H MRw6mQwnpifZG3t+L1kQP6XJ48FXjadk6LqpddgIFmQPHQNUBynX10BgfQ7c5gsmcg3l RuDg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=fl87ra6vQZ/LlDGltmcyzMiabuXSYY5YHTuiGKwkJho=; b=iYVGHCwLe0kUZSP+hqXgI6HpVnJu0iv1vQnbWRSpSThBilRV0o/TOAO8oqpQ2VFClA OfG+Wqd8cdaHjYcjYMF5ibv+8gd15rUhj9EIMvMcgVaL+s1sSeqNcsSUTWstfBpk/O/G 7e4OWc2mn8FgK5pr45MLARJrVguWKMDFgJTmyW5Gqp/gzWvMGQhrHpC59mX5uHIs+UGU 3SNgEy461jrtfiYRIW6gxbG97Y3FtKPWL24zdf1rYAqK0J3OPWI13hTKndQXhPpTqkUW rhETHM2T8z0ZHqNjQltDJNVK6s0y52XTsDh0+bdrjJIJtL14n4qTK2jJjcivSsIAEFvB 6VAQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVVqRLPkZHCYwBxOhWqy97JoHkki4srdpuRzttzWyyc4Xvtxx6s Pm2klZ8MH8nl+VI+9rTZWrAMf4ykhbCsE5hsLbfCPJ38 X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzHYBshETbAY92W5HZOeKqeIed12LnT8Kv44CYKDql7PKp8Zdv1ba1w46tFcXjYlL+VNk1H0fPOobGn9cA3oCQ= X-Received: by 2002:ae9:ec07:: with SMTP id h7mr17701670qkg.25.1567927830926; Sun, 08 Sep 2019 00:30:30 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Ranran Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 10:30:51 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Q: fixed link To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org Hello, In documentation of fixed-link it is said:" Some Ethernet MACs have a "fixed link", and are not connected to a normal MDIO-managed PHY device. For those situations, a Device Tree binding allows to describe a "fixed link". " Does it mean, that on using unmanaged switch ("no cpu" mode), it is better be used with fixed-link ? Thanks, ranran