GET_PHY_DEVICE(9)                     Network device support                    GET_PHY_DEVICE(9)



NAME
       get_phy_device - reads the specified PHY device and returns its phy_device struct

SYNOPSIS
       struct phy_device * get_phy_device(struct mii_bus * bus, int addr, bool is_c45);

ARGUMENTS
       bus
           the target MII bus

       addr
           PHY address on the MII bus

       is_c45
           If true the PHY uses the 802.3 clause 45 protocol

DESCRIPTION
       Reads the ID registers of the PHY at addr on the bus, then allocates and returns the
       phy_device to represent it.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                         GET_PHY_DEVICE(9)