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author | Kamil Horák - 2N <kamilh@axis.com> | 2025-07-08 11:01:37 +0200 |
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committer | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2025-07-09 19:32:30 -0700 |
commit | 67c0170566b55b1f6ee3567c94ff679104277e2d (patch) | |
tree | 10e7db8077758d6c7e7c5ea08a243b7122b1b427 /drivers/usb/cdns3/cdnsp-debug.h | |
parent | 6dfcbd7d1d657994a57b53ad4be834eb783f32bc (diff) |
net: phy: MII-Lite PHY interface mode
Some Broadcom PHYs are capable to operate in simplified MII mode,
without TXER, RXER, CRS and COL signals as defined for the MII.
The MII-Lite mode can be used on most Ethernet controllers with full
MII interface by just leaving the input signals (RXER, CRS, COL)
inactive. The absence of COL signal makes half-duplex link modes
impossible but does not interfere with BroadR-Reach link modes on
Broadcom PHYs, because they are all full-duplex only.
Add MII-Lite interface mode, especially for Broadcom two-wire PHYs.
Signed-off-by: Kamil Horák - 2N <kamilh@axis.com>
Reviewed-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250708090140.61355-2-kamilh@axis.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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