[PATCH 0/1 v7] net: introduce phylib

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 13:02 Wed 26 Sep     , Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:31:22AM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > HI,
> > 
> > 	v7:
> > 	 - drop the duplicate platform_data for fec driver
> > 	   as we need to update both with the same data (piss me off)
> > 
> > 	v6:
> > 	- probe phy at mdiobus_register
> > 	- reimplement the mdiobuss support
> > 
> > 	v5:
> > 	 - drop edev in mii_device
> > 
> > 	v4:
> > 	 - move phy_dev attachement to eth_device instead of mii_device
> > 	   this will allow multiple phy_device per mii bus
> > 	 - move phy cdev to phy_device
> > 	 - add interface type support (so phy driver can configure themselves
> > 	   if MII/RMII/RGMII etc...
> > 	 - manage link status at framework level
> > 	 - mx6 update to fixup the phy at device opening
> > 
> > 	v3:
> > 	 - fix comment
> > 	 - add phy_driver probe and remove
> > 	 - renambe phydev.h to phy.h and phylib.c to phy.c as in linux
> 
> I think the main reason you introduced phylib was proper link handling,
> but what we have now is worse than ever!
> 
> Now when no cable is connected, the phylib internally recognizes it but
> the status is never propagated. So without cable I get:
> 
> barebox at Freescale i.MX51 PDK:/ dhcp 
> T transmission timeout
> T T transmission timeout
> T T transmission timeout
> T T transmission timeout
> T T transmission timeout
> 
> Plugging in a cable does not help, since the link status is only
> evaluated once during eth_open. If then a cable is plugged, adjust_link
> is never called, so the driver never adjusts to the actual link.
no this should not happend with the current code
eth_send set the device as not active if eth_open failled of phy is not up

so eth_open is called again so phy_connect too

This only part we do not have is a poller to check the phy is still up

Best Regards,
J.
> 
> Sascha
> 
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