Re: [PATCH V7 net-next 07/11] net: Add a layer for non-PHY MII time stamping drivers.

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On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 10:15:16AM -0800, Richard Cochran wrote:
> While PHY time stamping drivers can simply attach their interface
> directly to the PHY instance, stand alone drivers require support in
> order to manage their services.  Non-PHY MII time stamping drivers
> have a control interface over another bus like I2C, SPI, UART, or via
> a memory mapped peripheral.  The controller device will be associated
> with one or more time stamping channels, each of which sits snoops in
> on a MII bus.
> 
> This patch provides a glue layer that will enable time stamping
> channels to find their controlling device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

    Andrew



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