Re: [net-next RFC PATCH v5 4/6] net: phy: introduce genphy_match_phy_device()
From: Russell King (Oracle)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2025 - 13:57:02 EST
On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 01:46:05PM +0200, Christian Marangi wrote:
> Introduce new API, genphy_match_phy_device(), to provide a way to check
> to match a PHY driver for a PHY device based on the info stored in the
> PHY device struct.
>
> The function generalize the logic used in phy_bus_match() to check the
> PHY ID whether if C45 or C22 ID should be used for matching.
>
> This is useful for custom .match_phy_device function that wants to use
> the generic logic under some condition. (example a PHY is already setup
> and provide the correct PHY ID)
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks!
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