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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c index 0e802c6add09..09096c3ceb86 100644 --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c @@ -800,8 +800,17 @@ static int get_phy_c22_id(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 *phy_id) * @addr: PHY address on the MII bus * @is_c45: If true the PHY uses the 802.3 clause 45 protocol * - * Description: Reads the ID registers of the PHY at @addr on the - * @bus, then allocates and returns the phy_device to represent it. + * Probe for a PHY at @addr on @bus. + * + * When probing for a clause 22 PHY, then read the ID registers. If we find + * a valid ID, allocate and return a &struct phy_device. + * + * When probing for a clause 45 PHY, read the "devices in package" registers. + * If the "devices in package" appears valid, read the ID registers for each + * MMD, allocate and return a &struct phy_device. + * + * Returns an allocated &struct phy_device on success, %-ENODEV if there is + * no PHY present, or %-EIO on bus access error. */ struct phy_device *get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, bool is_c45) { |