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

[Wolfgang Ocker]

Hi Wolfgang!

On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 20:52 +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> 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?

It does not work. I guess you have to further increase complexity and
handle all the possible configurations (devnum + CONFIG_PHYx_UNMANAGED
etc., analogous to the phy address).

In case I interpret the code correctly, different kinds of PHYs on a
board are not supported in general.

Thanks,
Wolfgang