Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] net: Add support for Synopsys DesignWare XPCS

From: David Miller
Date: Mon Mar 09 2020 - 23:13:39 EST


From: Jose Abreu <Jose.Abreu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 09:36:19 +0100

> This adds support for Synopsys DesignWare XPCS in net subsystem and
> integrates it into stmmac.
>
> At 1/8, we start by removing the limitation of stmmac selftests that needed
> a PHY to pass all the tests.
>
> Then at 2/8 we use some helpers in stmmac so that some code can be
> simplified.
>
> At 3/8, we fallback to dev_fwnode() so that PCI based setups wich may
> not have CONFIG_OF can still use FW node.
>
> At 4/8, we adapt stmmac to the new PHYLINK changes as suggested by Russell
> King.
>
> We proceed by doing changes in PHYLINK in order to support XPCS: At 5/8 we
> add some missing speeds that USXGMII supports and at 6/8 we check if
> Autoneg is supported after initial parameters are validated.
>
> Support for XPCS is finally introduced at 7/8, along with the usage of it
> in stmmac driver at 8/8.

Series applied, thank you.