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| author | Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> | 2020-01-03 20:43:17 +0000 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2020-01-05 15:05:35 -0800 |
| commit | c114574ebfdf42f826776f717c8056a00fa94881 (patch) | |
| tree | 4c95a077aa4d3285ca81e6574f821ce83b8af5e6 /Documentation | |
| parent | aea6a1eba5769999ecb8d7a049f397b5f8ff5d28 (diff) | |
net: phy: add PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GBASER
Recent discussion has revealed that the use of PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GKR
is incorrect. Add a 10GBASE-R definition, document both the -R and -KR
versions, and the fact that 10GKR was used incorrectly.
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/phy.rst | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst index e0a7c7af6525..1e4735cc0553 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst @@ -267,6 +267,24 @@ Some of the interface modes are described below: duplex, pause or other settings. This is dependent on the MAC and/or PHY behaviour. +``PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GBASER`` + This is the IEEE 802.3 Clause 49 defined 10GBASE-R protocol used with + various different mediums. Please refer to the IEEE standard for a + definition of this. + + Note: 10GBASE-R is just one protocol that can be used with XFI and SFI. + XFI and SFI permit multiple protocols over a single SERDES lane, and + also defines the electrical characteristics of the signals with a host + compliance board plugged into the host XFP/SFP connector. Therefore, + XFI and SFI are not PHY interface types in their own right. + +``PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_10GKR`` + This is the IEEE 802.3 Clause 49 defined 10GBASE-R with Clause 73 + autonegotiation. Please refer to the IEEE standard for further + information. + + Note: due to legacy usage, some 10GBASE-R usage incorrectly makes + use of this definition. Pause frames / flow control =========================== |