Re: [net-next PATCH v2 3/4] net: phy: restructure __phy_write/read_mmd to helper and phydev user

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Mon Nov 27 2023 - 19:46:31 EST


On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 12:51:40AM +0100, Christian Marangi wrote:
> Restructure phy_write_mmd and phy_read_mmd to implement generic helper
> for direct mdiobus access for mmd and use these helper for phydev user.
>
> This is needed in preparation of PHY package API that requires generic
> access to the mdiobus and are deatched from phydev struct but instead
> access them based on PHY package base_addr and offsets.

Why is this all going into the header file?

Andrew