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

[Lukasz Majewski]

On Thu, 2 Feb 2017 14:11:12 +0100
Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > 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?

Yes, exactly.

> 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.

Ok. thanks.

> 
>      Andrew




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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