[PATCH 1/2] powerpc/mpc8572ds: Fix eTSEC is not available on core1 of AMP boot issue

[Jia Hongtao-B38951]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wood Scott-B07421
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:15 AM
> To: Jia Hongtao-B38951
> Cc: linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org; galak at kernel.crashing.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc/mpc8572ds: Fix eTSEC is not available on
> core1 of AMP boot issue
> 
> On 07/10/2012 01:08 AM, Jia Hongtao wrote:
> > The issue log on core1 is:
> > root at mpc8572ds:~# ifconfig eth0 10.192.208.244
> > net eth0: could not attach to PHY
> > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device
> >
> > To attach PHY node mdio at 24520 should not be disabled in dts of core1.
> > Because all PHYs are controlled through this node as follows:
> 
> So you grant it to both partitions?  How do you deal with synchronization?
> 
> -Scott

PHY nodes are only used by ethernet. Each ethernet is used by only one partition
(disabled in the other partition). So I think there is no synchronization issue.

Thanks.
-Jia Hongtao.