Re: [PATCH v2] lan743x: add virtual PHY for PHY-less devices

[Andrew Lunn]

> it migth be helpful for developers work on userspace networking tools with
> PHY-less lan743x

(the interface even could not be brought up)
> of course, there nothing much to do without TP port but the difference is
> representative.
> 
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo ethtool eth7
> Settings for eth7:
> Cannot get device settings: No such device
>         Supports Wake-on: pumbag
>         Wake-on: d
>         Current message level: 0x00000137 (311)
>                                drv probe link ifdown ifup tx_queued
>         Link detected: no
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo ifup eth7
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo ethtool eth7
> Settings for eth7:
>         Supported ports: [ MII ]
>         Supported link modes:   10baseT/Full 
>                                 100baseT/Full 
>                                 1000baseT/Full 
>         Supported pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
>         Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
>         Supported FEC modes: Not reported
>         Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Full 
>                                 100baseT/Full 
>                                 1000baseT/Full 
>         Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
>         Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
>         Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
>         Speed: 1000Mb/s
>         Duplex: Full
>         Port: MII
>         PHYAD: 0
>         Transceiver: internal
>         Auto-negotiation: on
>         Supports Wake-on: pumbag
>         Wake-on: d
>         Current message level: 0x00000137 (311)
>                                drv probe link ifdown ifup tx_queued
>         Link detected: yes
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo mii-tool -vv eth7
> Using SIOCGMIIPHY=0x8947
> eth7: negotiated 1000baseT-FD, link ok
>   registers for MII PHY 0: 
>     5140 512d 7431 0011 4140 4140 000d 0000
>     0000 0200 7800 0000 0000 0000 0000 2000
>     0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
>     0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
>   product info: vendor 1d:0c:40, model 1 rev 1
>   basic mode:   loopback, autonegotiation enabled
>   basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
>   capabilities: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 10baseT-FD
>   advertising:  1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 10baseT-FD
>   link partner: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 10baseT-FD

You have not shown anything i cannot do with the ethernet interfaces i
have in my laptop. And since ethtool is pretty standardized, what
lan743x offers should be pretty much the same as any 1G Ethernet MAC
using most 1G PHYs.

      Andrew