[PATCH 3/4] ARM: mvebu: NETGEAR ReadyNAS 104 .dts file cleanup

Jason Gunthorpe jgunthorpe at obsidianresearch.com
Mon Nov 25 14:41:17 EST 2013


On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:22:33PM +0100, Arnaud Ebalard wrote:

> and also the fact that *in my case* the kernel does its job
> auto-detecting the PHY, I now also wonder how the kernel can
> use that info and what I get by adding the compatible string.

I think the main rational was to document what chip the phy is to
people who don't have the hardware...

You probably shouldn't delay your patch on this issue, document the
phy chip model in a comment?

Also, check if it is actually an S varient or not, they have the same
phy-id.. ;)

Jason



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