netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/4] dt-bindings: Document the DT bindings for lan78xx

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Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:33:54 +0100
From:   Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] dt-bindings: Document the DT bindings for lan78xx

Hi Andrew,

On 12/04/2018 15:30, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 02:55:36PM +0100, Phil Elwell wrote:
>> The Microchip LAN78XX family of devices are Ethernet controllers with
>> a USB interface. Despite being discoverable devices it can be useful to
>> be able to configure them from Device Tree, particularly in low-cost
>> applications without an EEPROM or programmed OTP.
> 
> It would be good to document what happens when there is an EEPROM. Is
> OF used in preference to the EEPROM?

Yes it is. I'll mention it in V2.

Phil