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    net: phy: adjust fixed_phy_register() return value · fd2ef0ba
    Petri Gynther authored
    
    
    Adjust fixed_phy_register() to return struct phy_device *, so that
    it becomes easy to use fixed PHYs without device tree support:
    
      phydev = fixed_phy_register(PHY_POLL, &fixed_phy_status, NULL);
      fixed_phy_set_link_update(phydev, fixed_phy_link_update);
      phy_connect_direct(netdev, phydev, handler_fn, phy_interface);
    
    This change is a prerequisite for modifying bcmgenet driver to work
    without a device tree on Broadcom's MIPS-based 7xxx platforms.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPetri Gynther <pgynther@google.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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