Re: net: asix: best way to handle orphan PHYs

[Andrew Lunn]

> EEPROM provides information, which PHY address should be used. If
> address is 0x10, it is internal PHY. Different parts of ASIX driver use
> this logic.

O.K, so the solution should be generic, unless there are devices with
bad EEPROM content.

> Ok, so if phy_suspend() is the preffered way, I need to get phydev
> without attaching it. Correct? Do we already have some helpers to do it?

mdiobus_get_phy() will get you the phydev is you know the bus and the
address.

	Andrew