Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] phy: Add Open Alliance helpers for the PHY framework

[Russell King (Oracle)]

On Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 03:08:32PM +0200, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> Introduce helper functions specific to Open Alliance diagnostics,
> integrating them into the PHY framework. Currently, these helpers
> are limited to 1000BaseT1 specific TDR functionality.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/phy/Makefile                |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/phy/open_alliance_helpers.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/open_alliance_helpers.h   | 47 +++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/phy/open_alliance_helpers.c
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/open_alliance_helpers.h
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
> index 202ed7f450da6..8a46a04af01a5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>  # Makefile for Linux PHY drivers
>  
>  libphy-y			:= phy.o phy-c45.o phy-core.o phy_device.o \
> -				   linkmode.o
> +				   linkmode.o open_alliance_helpers.o

Given that most PHY drivers aren't open alliance, would it be better
to have a config symbol that can be selected by PHY drivers that need
it?

Thanks.

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