phy_attach_direct (9) Linux Manual Page
phy_attach_direct – attach a network device to a given PHY device pointer
Synopsis
int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev, u32 flags, phy_interface_t interface);Arguments
dev
-
- network device to attach
phydev
- Pointer to phy_device to attach
flags
- PHY device’s dev_flags
interface
- PHY device’s interface
Description
Called by drivers to attach to a particular PHY device. The phy_device is found, and properly hooked up to the phy_driver. If no driver is attached, then a generic driver is used. The phy_device is given a ptr to the attaching device, and given a callback for link status change. The phy_device is returned to the attaching driver. This function takes a reference on the phy device.