Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] Add SQI and SQI+ support for OATC14 10Base-T1S PHYs and Microchip T1S driver

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Thu Nov 13 2025 - 08:40:07 EST


On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 05:22:04PM +0530, Parthiban Veerasooran wrote:
> This patch series adds Signal Quality Indicator (SQI) and enhanced SQI+
> support for OATC14 10Base-T1S PHYs, along with integration into the
> Microchip T1S PHY driver. These changes enable higher-layer drivers and
> diagnostic tools to assess link quality more accurately.

Higher-layer drivers? I don't know of any examples at the moment. Are
you thinking of a new bond mode, where it will do active-backup based
on the best SQI values?

Andrew