On 2/9/21 8:38 AM, Michael Walle wrote: > At the moment, PORT_MII is reported in the ethtool ops. This is odd > because it is an interface between the MAC and the PHY and no external > port. Some network card drivers will overwrite the port to twisted pair > or fiber, though. Even worse, the MDI/MDIX setting is only used by > ethtool if the port is twisted pair. > > Set the port to PORT_TP by default because most PHY drivers are copper > ones. If there is fibre support and it is enabled, the PHY driver will > set it to PORT_FIBRE. > > This will change reporting PORT_MII to either PORT_TP or PORT_FIBRE; > except for the genphy fallback driver. > > Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <and...@lunn.ch> > Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <mich...@walle.cc>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.faine...@gmail.com> -- Florian
