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@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ put into an unsupported state.
Lastly, once the controller is ready to handle network traffic, you call
phy_start(phydev). This tells the PAL that you are ready, and configures the
PHY to connect to the network. If the MAC interrupt of your network driver
-also handles PHY status changes, just set phydev->irq to PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT
+also handles PHY status changes, just set phydev->irq to PHY_MAC_INTERRUPT
before you call phy_start and use phy_mac_interrupt() from the network
driver. If you don't want to use interrupts, set phydev->irq to PHY_POLL.
phy_start() enables the PHY interrupts (if applicable) and starts the
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ 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_5GBASER``
+ This is the IEEE 802.3 Clause 129 defined 5GBASE-R protocol. It is
+ identical to the 10GBASE-R protocol defined in Clause 49, with the
+ exception that it operates at half the frequency. Please refer to the
+ IEEE standard for the definition.
+
``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
@@ -286,6 +292,11 @@ Some of the interface modes are described below:
Note: due to legacy usage, some 10GBASE-R usage incorrectly makes
use of this definition.
+``PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_100BASEX``
+ This defines IEEE 802.3 Clause 24. The link operates at a fixed data
+ rate of 125Mpbs using a 4B/5B encoding scheme, resulting in an underlying
+ data rate of 100Mpbs.
+
Pause frames / flow control
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