Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: phy: realtek: Add support for JLSemi JL2101 and JL2121 PHYs
From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 08:25:33 EST
> - Drop standalone driver drivers/net/phy/jlsemi.c and extend the Realtek
> PHY driver directly as suggested by Andrew Lunn.
> +#define JLSEMI_JL2101_PHYID 0x937c4032
> +#define JLSEMI_JL2121_PHYID 0x937c4030
> + }, {
> + PHY_ID_MATCH_EXACT(JLSEMI_JL2101_PHYID),
> + .name = "JLSemi JL2101 Gigabit Ethernet",
...
> + }, {
> + PHY_ID_MATCH_MODEL(JLSEMI_JL2121_PHYID),
> + .name = "JLSemi JL2121 Gigabit Ethernet",
Do you have any documentation about these IDs? Why do you think one
should be an exact match, and the other a model match? The fact the
2102 is within the 2121 range makes this look odd to me. So it would
be good to have some explanation.
Andrew