netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] of: mdio: Fall back to mdiobus_register() with NULL device

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Date:   Wed, 16 May 2018 10:54:12 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] of: mdio: Fall back to mdiobus_register()
 with NULL device_node

Hi Florian,

Thanks for your series!
I like the effect on simplifying drivers.

On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 1:56 AM, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
> This patch series updates of_mdiobus_register() such that when the device_node
> argument is NULL, it calls mdiobus_register() directly. This is consistent with
> the behavior of of_mdiobus_register() when CONFIG_OF=n.

IMHO the CONFIG_OF=n behavior of of_mdiobus_register() (which I wasn't
aware of) is inconsistent with the behavior of other of_*() functions,
which are just empty stubs.

So I'm wondering if you should do it the other way around, and let
mdiobus_register() call of_mdiobus_register() if dev->of_node exists?

This does mean mdiobus_register() should gain a struct device * parameter,
and thus changes to many more drivers are needed.

> I only converted the most obvious drivers, there are others that have a much
> less obvious behavior and specifically attempt to deal with CONFIG_ACPI.

I haven't looked at the ACPI handling, but perhaps this can be moved
inside mdiobus_register() as well?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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