[PATCH net-next v2 11/13] net: phy: phylink: Add a mapping between MAC_CAPS and LINK_CAPS
Russell King (Oracle)
linux at armlinux.org.uk
Wed Feb 26 06:03:20 PST 2025
On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:09:26AM +0100, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> phylink allows MAC drivers to report the capabilities in terms of speed,
> duplex and pause support. This is done through a dedicated set of enum
> values in the form of the MAC_ capabilities. They are very close to what
> the LINK_CAPA_xxx can express, with the difference that LINK_CAPA don't
> have any information about Pause/Asym Pause support.
>
> To prepare converting phylink to using the phy_caps, add the mapping
> between MAC capabilities and phy_caps. While doing so, we move the
> phylink_caps_params array up a bit to simplify future commits.
I still want to know why we need to do this type of thing -
unfortunately I don't have time to review all your patches at the
moment. I haven't reviewed all your patches since you've started
posting them. Sorry.
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