| Message ID | E1i94b6-0008TL-IR@rmk-PC.armlinux.org.uk |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
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| Series | [net-next] net: phylink: clarify where phylink should be used | expand |
On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 10:44:04AM +0100, Russell King wrote: > Update the phylink documentation to make it clear that phylink is > designed to be used on the MAC facing side of the link, rather than > between a SFP and PHY. > > Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> Andrew
From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:44:04 +0100 > Update the phylink documentation to make it clear that phylink is > designed to be used on the MAC facing side of the link, rather than > between a SFP and PHY. > > Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> Applied.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst index 91446b431b70..a5e00a159d21 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Overview ======== phylink is a mechanism to support hot-pluggable networking modules -without needing to re-initialise the adapter on hot-plug events. +directly connected to a MAC without needing to re-initialise the +adapter on hot-plug events. phylink supports conventional phylib-based setups, fixed link setups and SFP (Small Formfactor Pluggable) modules at present.
Update the phylink documentation to make it clear that phylink is designed to be used on the MAC facing side of the link, rather than between a SFP and PHY. Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> --- Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)