Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] net: phy: Add additional logics on probing C45 PHY devices

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu Nov 12 2020 - 10:22:01 EST


On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 11:03:51PM +0800, Wong Vee Khee wrote:
> For clause 45 PHY, introduce additional logics in get_phy_c45_ids() to
> check if there is at least one valid device ID, return 0 on true, and
> -ENODEV otherwise.

So does this mean you have a device which uses c45 and does not have
any valid IDs? What device is it? Can it be used via c22?

I would like to know more about why this is needed, since it sounds
like a workaround for a broken device.

Andrew