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Date:   Mon, 5 Aug 2019 19:16:39 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: net: macb: Add new property for PS
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> Even with the use of this interrupt, the link status actions (link print and
> netif ops) will still be required. And also the need for macb_open to
> proceed without phydev. Could you please let me know if that is acceptable
> to patch or if there's a cleaner way to
> report this link status?

It sounds like you need to convert to phylink, so you get full sfp
support. phylib does not handle hotplug of PHYs.

Please look at the comments Russell gave the last time this was
attempted.

    Andrew