Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] [POWERPC] Add support of platforms without PHY to gianfar driver

From: Vitaly Bordug <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:10:35 +0400

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:04:17 -0500
Kim Phillips wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:43:12 +0400
> Vitaly Bordug <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Gianfar driver is now able to work without real phy subnode,
> > that is necessary to cope with fixed-link situation, when
> > SoC is connected to the Ethernet inteface or embedded switch 
> > without any PHY. In this case, fixed-speed property will
> > describe such a situation for gianfar driver.
> > 
> > The property is in form <duplexity speed>
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vitaly Bordug <[email-masked]>
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> >  arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c |   39
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> > drivers/net/gianfar.c         |   17 ++++++++++++++---
> 
> please run this through checkpatch.pl until it passes.
> 
> <snip>
> > +			bus_id = of_get_property(np,
> > "fixed_speed",NULL);
> 
> hyphens are preferred for new properties.  Plus, isn't fixed-link a
> better name?  unless you instead want to put speed first and make
> duplexity an optional second, or possibly even a string.
> 
> Also, can we get this new property documented in b-w-of in a separate
> patch?
> 
yes, fixed-link is better name.
I'll redo the patch, thx

> Kim

-- 
Sincerely, Vitaly