On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 04:34:59PM +0100, Romain Gantois wrote: > Some MAC drivers (e.g. stmmac) require a continuous receive clock signal to > be generated by a PCS that is handled by a standalone PCS driver. > > Such a PCS driver does not have access to a PHY device, thus cannot check > the PHY_F_RXC_ALWAYS_ON flag. They cannot check max_requires_rxc in the > phylink config either, since it is a private member. Therefore, a new flag > is needed to signal to the PCS that it should keep the RX clock signal up > at all times. > > Suggested-by: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Given that this contains some of my code, this is slightly more than "suggested by", it's probably more accurately co-developed-by. All the same comments apply to this attributation as the sign-off in patch 1. -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTP is here! 80Mbps down 10Mbps up. Decent connectivity at last!
