Re: [PATCH] net: phy: dp83867: Port mirroring support in the DP83867 TI's PHY driver

[Andrew Lunn]

> The bootstrapping process in the PHY sets this bit. This is wrong since
> the board lane layout is not "swapped"
 
Ah, you mean a strapping pin? Resistor to ground/VCC?
That is a different matter. It makes it a lot less likely to break
some existing board with such a change.

> I have thought a bit about that and I think that we should define
> complementary "net-phy-lane-no-swap" as suggested by Florian. Then
> affected boards could define it and use.

This is the most flexible solution. Yes, that is O.K. for me.

     Andrew