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Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap binding

From Jon Mason <jon.mason@broadcom.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap binding
Date 2016-11-01 22:00 +0100
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On Tue, Nov 01, 2016 at 09:48:26PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > +- enet-phy-lane-swap: If set, indicates the PHY device requires swapping the
> > +  TX/RX lanes to function properly.
> 
> Is 'requires' the right word here? The PHY performs the actual swap of
> the Tx/Rx lanes.

What I'm trying to say here is that without the lane swapping, the PHY
will not function properly.  Thus, those PHYs require this parameter
to work.  I am open to suggestions to reword the sentence to make it
clearer.

Thanks,
Jon

> 
>     Andrew

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[PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap binding Jon Mason <jon.mason@broadcom.com> - 2016-11-01 21:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap  binding Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-11-01 21:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap  binding Jon Mason <jon.mason@broadcom.com> - 2016-11-01 22:00 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap  binding Scott Branden <scott.branden@broadcom.com> - 2016-11-01 22:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] Documentation: devicetree: add PHY lane swap  binding Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-11-01 22:20 +0100

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