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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 14:27:55 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] support ipq5332 platform
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> The IPQ PPE includes MAC and UNIPHY integrated, the connection with
> external PHY is as below.
> MAC ---- UNIPHY(PCS) ---- (PCS)external PHY.
> 
> The UNIPHY here is the Ethernet dedicated SERDES for connecting with
> external PHY.

You call it a PCS here. So does it implement clause 37 or 73 of the
802.3 standard? If it does, the driver for it belongs in
drivers/net/pcs.

	Andrew