> it migth be helpful for developers work on userspace networking tools with
> PHY-less lan743x
(the interface even could not be brought up)
> of course, there nothing much to do without TP port but the difference is
> representative.
>
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo ethtool eth7
> Settings for eth7:
> Cannot get device settings: No such device
> Supports Wake-on: pumbag
> Wake-on: d
> Current message level: 0x00000137 (311)
> drv probe link ifdown ifup tx_queued
> Link detected: no
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo ifup eth7
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo ethtool eth7
> Settings for eth7:
> Supported ports: [ MII ]
> Supported link modes: 10baseT/Full
> 100baseT/Full
> 1000baseT/Full
> Supported pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
> Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
> Supported FEC modes: Not reported
> Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Full
> 100baseT/Full
> 1000baseT/Full
> Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
> Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
> Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
> Speed: 1000Mb/s
> Duplex: Full
> Port: MII
> PHYAD: 0
> Transceiver: internal
> Auto-negotiation: on
> Supports Wake-on: pumbag
> Wake-on: d
> Current message level: 0x00000137 (311)
> drv probe link ifdown ifup tx_queued
> Link detected: yes
> sbauer@metamini ~$ sudo mii-tool -vv eth7
> Using SIOCGMIIPHY=0x8947
> eth7: negotiated 1000baseT-FD, link ok
> registers for MII PHY 0:
> 5140 512d 7431 0011 4140 4140 000d 0000
> 0000 0200 7800 0000 0000 0000 0000 2000
> 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
> 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
> product info: vendor 1d:0c:40, model 1 rev 1
> basic mode: loopback, autonegotiation enabled
> basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
> capabilities: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 10baseT-FD
> advertising: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 10baseT-FD
> link partner: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 10baseT-FD
You have not shown anything i cannot do with the ethernet interfaces i
have in my laptop. And since ethtool is pretty standardized, what
lan743x offers should be pretty much the same as any 1G Ethernet MAC
using most 1G PHYs.
Andrew
