Name

get_phy_device — reads the specified PHY device and returns its phy_device struct

Synopsis

struct phy_device * get_phy_device (struct mii_bus * bus,
 int addr,
 bool is_c45);
 

Arguments

bus

the target MII bus

addr

PHY address on the MII bus

is_c45

If true the PHY uses the 802.3 clause 45 protocol

Description

Reads the ID registers of the PHY at addr on the bus, then allocates and returns the phy_device to represent it.