Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: phy: broadcom: add helper to write/read RDB registers

From: Michael Walle
Date: Sat Apr 18 2020 - 16:09:53 EST


Am 2020-04-18 17:55, schrieb Florian Fainelli:
On 4/18/2020 7:13 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 09:28:56PM +0200, Michael Walle wrote:
RDB regsiters are used on newer Broadcom PHYs. Add helper to read, write
and modify these registers.

It would be nice to give a hint what RDB means?

It means Register Data Base, it is meant to be a linear register
offset as opposed to the more convulated shadow 18, 1c or other
expansion registers.

Oh I just found some comment to another linux patch explaining this.
Because there is no trace what RDB actually means in the datasheets
from Broadcom I've seen so far.

-michael