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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst index 5bd26cb07244..a5e00a159d21 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Overview ======== phylink is a mechanism to support hot-pluggable networking modules -without needing to re-initialise the adapter on hot-plug events. +directly connected to a MAC without needing to re-initialise the +adapter on hot-plug events. phylink supports conventional phylib-based setups, fixed link setups and SFP (Small Formfactor Pluggable) modules at present. @@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ this documentation. 4. Add:: struct phylink *phylink; + struct phylink_config phylink_config; to the driver's private data structure. We shall refer to the driver's private data pointer as ``priv`` below, and the driver's @@ -223,8 +225,10 @@ this documentation. .. code-block:: c struct phylink *phylink; + priv->phylink_config.dev = &dev.dev; + priv->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV; - phylink = phylink_create(dev, node, phy_mode, &phylink_ops); + phylink = phylink_create(&priv->phylink_config, node, phy_mode, &phylink_ops); if (IS_ERR(phylink)) { err = PTR_ERR(phylink); fail probe; |