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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/7] net: dsa: ar8xxx: add regmap support
    On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:36:49AM -0700, Mathieu Olivari wrote:
    > Alternatively, we could have something similar to what happens for the phy
    > in the wireless subsystems. Wireless PHYs are not registered as net_device
    > but they can still be listed, queried or configured through netlink.

    It is a reasonable idea, but you retrieve most of the useful
    information using ethtool. That, as far as i know, operates on
    net_devices, not phys.

    Andrew


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