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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.txt b/Documentation/networking/phy.txt index 3544c98401f..e839e7efc83 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/phy.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/phy.txt @@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ Writing a PHY driver txtsamp: Requests a transmit timestamp at the PHY level for a 'skb' set_wol: Enable Wake-on-LAN at the PHY level get_wol: Get the Wake-on-LAN status at the PHY level + read_mmd_indirect: Read PHY MMD indirect register + write_mmd_indirect: Write PHY MMD indirect register Of these, only config_aneg and read_status are required to be assigned by the driver code. The rest are optional. Also, it is @@ -284,7 +286,21 @@ Writing a PHY driver Feel free to look at the Marvell, Cicada, and Davicom drivers in drivers/net/phy/ for examples (the lxt and qsemi drivers have - not been tested as of this writing) + not been tested as of this writing). + + The PHY's MMD register accesses are handled by the PAL framework + by default, but can be overridden by a specific PHY driver if + required. This could be the case if a PHY was released for + manufacturing before the MMD PHY register definitions were + standardized by the IEEE. Most modern PHYs will be able to use + the generic PAL framework for accessing the PHY's MMD registers. + An example of such usage is for Energy Efficient Ethernet support, + implemented in the PAL. This support uses the PAL to access MMD + registers for EEE query and configuration if the PHY supports + the IEEE standard access mechanisms, or can use the PHY's specific + access interfaces if overridden by the specific PHY driver. See + the Micrel driver in drivers/net/phy/ for an example of how this + can be implemented. Board Fixups |