Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] net: dsa: realtek: rtl8365mb: add SGMII support for RTL8367S

[Maxime Chevallier]

Hi Johan,

On 6/15/26 22:41, Johan Alvarado wrote:
>> This comment implies that you could deal with SGMII aneg at some point.
>> [...] makes me wonder if this whole SGMII/2500BaseX series should be
>> represented as a PCS phylink driver.
> 
> Hi Maxime,
> 
> You're right, and I'll convert the SerDes path to a phylink_pcs for v4.
> It splits the MAC and SerDes layers cleanly, drops the "ext then sds"
> branches in mac_link_up/down, and makes future in-band aneg an additive
> change instead of a rewrite.

great !

> 
> One point I'd like to confirm on scope: I can only test the forced-link
> path on my MR80X (fixed-link / conventional PHY), and I have no setup to
> exercise SGMII in-band autonegotiation. My plan is to do the PCS refactor
> keeping the link forced (outband / no in-band AN), and leave actual
> in-band aneg support for a follow-up once I have hardware to validate it.
> Does limiting v4 to the forced path sound acceptable, or would you prefer
> in-band aneg implemented up front? I'd rather not add a code path I can't
> test.

That's fine by me, it's usually better to have something smaller but fully
tested :)

> 
> I'll also reword the misleading "disable in-band aneg" comment.
> 
> net-next being closed until the 29th gives me time to do this properly,
> so v4 will carry the PCS conversion, retested on the MR80X v2.20.

Thanks,

Maxime

> 
> Best regards,
> Johan