Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/9] net: ethernet: oa_tc6: implement internal PHY initialization

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Tue Oct 31 2023 - 08:48:29 EST


> >> + tc6->mdiobus = mdiobus_alloc();
> >> + if (!tc6->mdiobus) {
> >> + netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "MDIO bus alloc failed\n");
> >> + return -ENODEV;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + tc6->mdiobus->phy_mask = ~(u32)BIT(1);
> >
> > Does the standard define this ? BIT(1), not BIT(0)?
> Ok, I think here is a typo. Will correct it.

There is still the open question, does the standard define this? If
not, a vendor might decide to use some other address, not 0. So it
might be better to not set a mask and scan the whole bus.
phy_find_first() should then work, no matter what address it is using.

Andrew