Re: [PATCH net-next v21 1/3] dt-bindings: net: Document Motorcomm YT8824 PHY package

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 13:07:06 EST


> What we're trying to express here is simply whether it's a phy8824 built
> into the switch or
>
> a standalone phy8824. In both scenarios, there is one 10G serdes outputting
> four UTPs,
>
> and the only difference is that some operations are slightly different, such
> as soft reset,

If it is a different PHY, it should have a different ID value in
registers 2 and 3.

> power down, and power up. How should these two types be defined and
> identified?

More details needed. Why does it need a different soft reset? Why is
power up/down different?

Andrew