Re: [RFC v8 net-next 15/16] net: dsa: felix: add phylink_get_caps capability

[Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 09, 2022 at 05:55:37PM -0700, Colin Foster wrote:
> Hmm... So the main reason I needed get_caps was because
> phylink_generic_validate looks at mac_capabilities. I know I'll have to
> deal with supported_interfaces once I finally get the other four ports
> working, but for now the main purpose of this patch is to allow me to
> populate the mac_capabilities entry for phylink_generic_validate.
> 
> Aside from ensuring legacy_pre_march2020 = false, I feel like the rest
> of the patch makes sense.

But still. Just populate mac_capabilities for everybody in the common
felix_phylink_get_caps(), and use the generic phylink validation only
for your driver.