Re: [RESEND PATCH net-next v5 1/2] net: lan743x: add RMII strap status detection for PCI11x1x

From: Paolo Abeni

Date: Thu Jul 30 2026 - 04:20:22 EST


On 7/23/26 7:08 AM, Thangaraj Samynathan wrote:
> From: Thangaraj Samynathan <thangaraj.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Extend pci11x1x_strap_get_status() to read the RMII strap bits from
> the STRAP_READ register. The is_rmii_en flag is initialized to
> false and updated based on the hardware strap only if SGMII is not
> already enabled. This ensures correct interface identification during
> adapter initialization.
>
> Update the netif_dbg() to report the selected interface as SGMII,
> RMII, or RGMII.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thangaraj Samynathan <thangaraj.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Noting that this series splitting confused Sashiko quite a bit, but the
reported "issues" is actually addresses by the next patch.

Also noting you should have discussed this point proactively, see
net-next commit c82ff94592fb.

/P