[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc4xx - allow usage of fixed/unmanaged PHYs

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Aug 26 20:52:04 CEST 2008


Dear Wolfgang Ocker,

In message <1219774284.3294.52.camel at galileo.recco.de> you wrote:
> This patch allows a managed switch like the 88E6083 to be directly
> connected to a 4xx using PHY mode.
> 
> It avoids waiting for a link (it's always there) and uses fixed values
> for speed and duplex mode since both settings are hardware controlled.

How does this patch work in configurations which have such  a  switch
attached  to  one  network interface, but a normal PHY to one or more
other interfaces?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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