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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/phylink.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/phylink.h | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/phylink.h b/include/linux/phylink.h index bc4b866cd99b..f037470b6fb3 100644 --- a/include/linux/phylink.h +++ b/include/linux/phylink.h @@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ enum phylink_op_type { * @ovr_an_inband: if true, override PCS to MLO_AN_INBAND * @get_fixed_state: callback to execute to determine the fixed link state, * if MAC link is at %MLO_AN_FIXED mode. + * @supported_interfaces: bitmap describing which PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_xxx + * are supported by the MAC/PCS. */ struct phylink_config { struct device *dev; @@ -134,8 +136,14 @@ struct phylink_mac_ops { * based on @state->advertising and/or @state->speed and update * @state->interface accordingly. See phylink_helper_basex_speed(). * - * When @state->interface is %PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA, phylink expects the - * MAC driver to return all supported link modes. + * When @config->supported_interfaces has been set, phylink will iterate + * over the supported interfaces to determine the full capability of the + * MAC. The validation function must not print errors if @state->interface + * is set to an unexpected value. + * + * When @config->supported_interfaces is empty, phylink will call this + * function with @state->interface set to %PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA, and + * expects the MAC driver to return all supported link modes. * * If the @state->interface mode is not supported, then the @supported * mask must be cleared. |