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authorDavid Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>2012-05-02 15:16:38 +0000
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2012-05-07 22:58:09 -0400
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netdev/of/phy: Add MDIO bus multiplexer support.
This patch adds a somewhat generic framework for MDIO bus multiplexers. It is modeled on the I2C multiplexer. The multiplexer is needed if there are multiple PHYs with the same address connected to the same MDIO bus adepter, or if there is insufficient electrical drive capability for all the connected PHY devices. Conceptually it could look something like this: ------------------ | Control Signal | --------+--------- | --------------- --------+------ | MDIO MASTER |---| Multiplexer | --------------- --+-------+---- | | C C h h i i l l d d | | --------- A B --------- | | | | | | | PHY@1 +-------+ +---+ PHY@1 | | | | | | | --------- | | --------- --------- | | --------- | | | | | | | PHY@2 +-------+ +---+ PHY@2 | | | | | --------- --------- This framework configures the bus topology from device tree data. The mechanics of switching the multiplexer is left to device specific drivers. The follow-on patch contains a multiplexer driven by GPIO lines. Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index 0e01f4e5cd64..99c0674a5935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ config MDIO_OCTEON
If in doubt, say Y.
+config MDIO_BUS_MUX
+ tristate
+ depends on OF_MDIO
+ help
+ This module provides a driver framework for MDIO bus
+ multiplexers which connect one of several child MDIO busses
+ to a parent bus. Switching between child busses is done by
+ device specific drivers.
+
endif # PHYLIB
config MICREL_KS8995MA