[PATCH v5 1/3] net/axgbe: add external PHY read/write functions

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Sat Feb 28 17:41:28 CET 2026


On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:07:48 +0530
Ashok Kumar Natarajan <ashokkumar.natarajan at amd.com> wrote:

> Introduce helper functions to perform external PHY register read and
> write operations. These helpers currently support only IEEE Clause 22
> PHY access, providing a simple and consistent API for accessing
> standard 16‑bit MII registers on external PHY devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ashok Kumar Natarajan <ashokkumar.natarajan at amd.com>
> ---
>  .mailmap                           |  1 +
>  drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_dev.c      | 56 ++++++++++++++++--------------
>  drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.h   | 16 ++++++---
>  drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_phy_impl.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  4 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

Applied all three patches to next-net


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