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Date:   Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:57:27 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/8] net: mscc: Add MDIO driver
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> > It sounds like the correct fix is for get_phy_id() to look at the
> > error code for mdiobus_read(bus, addr, MII_PHYSID1). If it is EIO and
> > maybe ENODEV, set *phy_id to 0xffffffff and return. The scan code
> > should then do the correct thing.
> > 
> 
> That could work indeed. Do you want me to test and send a patch?

Yes please.

Thanks
	Andrew