Re: [RFC-PATCH] net: stmmac: Add KR port support.

From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Fri Jul 30 2021 - 11:11:47 EST


On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> From: Balamurugan Selvarajan <balamsel@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> For KR port the mii interface is a chip-to-chip
> interface without a mechanical connector. So PHY
> inits are not applicable. In this case MAC is
> configured to operate at forced speed(1000Mbps)
> and full duplex. Modified driver to accommodate
> PHY and NON-PHY mode.

Can we clarify exactly what you are talking about here. What does
"KR port" refer to? What protocol is spoken by this port? Is it
1000BASE-KX (1000BASE-X over backplane)? Does it include 10GBASE-KR?

Thanks.

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