RE: [PATCH net-next v6 1/9] net: dsa: microchip: Add support for KSZ8463 global irq

[Tristram.Ha]

> > On 3/11/26 10:24 PM, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 05:58:32PM +0100, Bastien Curutchet wrote:
> > >> In the end, it feels OK to me to migrate KSZ8463 into ksz8863.c but it's
> > >> hard to know for sure before actually doing it.
> > >
> > > Sorry, what ksz8863.c? I may be misunderstanding something.
> >
> > I meant ksz8995.c sorry
> 
> I am finally able to bring up the ks8995 driver by using fixed link for
> all external ports.  Now I have lan1, lan2, lan3, and lan4 but I do not
> know how to use them.  Using a br0 to combine them will send out 4 packets
> for each one to br0.  And it cannot receive properly.  The individual lan1
> device can send but also cannot receive.  Only eth0 can send and receive
> so it is the only one which can ping.
> 
> The lan1 device cannot tell the speed of the port as fixed link is used.
> Its other purpose is to shutdown the port, but there is nothing
> implemented inside the driver.
> 
> So the ks8995 driver is not completed?

The STP state of the port will be changed, so the port can indeed be
shutdown.