> > The function dsa_port_fixed_link_register_of creates this phy device, > > adjusts the link and then calls put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev); > > Does this mean that the phy device is immediately destroyed? > > Yes, we should actually migrate that code over to PHYLINK, because in > PHYLINK the fixed links don't require creating a phy_device instance. > This is something that has a potential of breaking a lot of people, so I > have not really started doing it just yet :)
Hi Florian It also has the advantage of being easier to implement. In order to support 2.5G, i think we need C45 support, etc in the simulator. Avoiding that would be nice. Andrew