Re: FreeBSD on Zynq (Cortex-A9), new Phy for cgem0?

>> 
>> I’m running 14.3 on a Zynq 7020 with excellent results so far and
>> hope to continue to use 15.+ on this platform.
>> 
>> The problem I now face is to support a new Phy on cgem0. Rather than
>> modify - test - rebuild - reboot the kernel, I’d like to develop and
>> debug cgem0+Phy as a KLD (using USB-Eth in the meantime). My platform
>> is nearly identical to ZEDBOARD.
>> 
>> How do I modify the build so that cgem0 (with Phys) is built as a
>> KLD? My thinking is I’d be able to modify, load, test/debug, unload
>> the KLD faster. Am I missing anything?
> 
> No need to build it as single KLD, just build a cgem KLD and let it
> load PHY kld. I need to investigate what I tested in some past, but it
> was something like this. Also, all bits necessary to build it this way
> should be already in place.

Thanks for the prompt reply.
I can create a kernel without cgem, mii, and axe (USB Ethernet), loaded as modules.  But it’s not helpful, the mii module is needed by USB, so it loads automatically…
I’m making some progress with the in-kernel Phy code…