netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] dt-bindings: net: add DT bindings for Microsemi Ocelot Switch

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Date:   Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:50:20 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Allan Nielsen <Allan.Nielsen@...rosemi.com>,
        razvan.stefanescu@....com, po.liu@....com,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] dt-bindings: net: add DT bindings for
 Microsemi Ocelot Switch

> ports and port collide with the OF graph binding. It would be good if 
> this moved to ethernet-port(s) or similar.

Hi Rob

Well, we have been using port in DSA since March 2013. ports is a bit
newer, June 2016.

Changing DSA is not going to happen. But new switch bindings could use
ethernet-port(s). It just makes them inconsistent with existing switch
drivers.

       Andrew