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From:   Peter Geis <pgwipeout@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 19 May 2021 09:25:14 -0400
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: add driver for Motorcomm yt8511 phy
To:     "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
Cc:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>,
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On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 9:15 AM Russell King (Oracle)
<linux@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 03:56:18PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > I'm sorry that I continue to ask, but is net/phy/* usable without MODULE?
>
> Simple answer: it is.

As far as I can tell, so correct me if I'm wrong, MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
is what permits the module system to automatically load the correct
module for the device.

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