Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/4] net: mvpp2: make the phy optional

[Andrew Lunn]

On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 11:04:53AM +0200, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> There is not necessarily a PHY between the GoP and the physical port.
> However, the driver currently makes the "phy" property mandatory,
> contrary to what is stated in the device tree bindings. This patch makes
> the PHY optional, and aligns the PPv2 driver on its device tree
> documentation. However if a PHY is provided, the GoP link interrupt
> won't be used.
> 
> With this patch switches directly connected to the serdes lanes and SFP
> ports on the Armada 8040-db and Armada 7040-db can be used if the link
> interrupt is described in the device tree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Marcin Wojtas <mw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

    Andrew