netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] regmap: add miim bus support

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Date:   Fri, 9 Apr 2021 21:44:17 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Sander Vanheule <sander@...nheule.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, bert@...t.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] regmap: add miim bus support

On Fri, Apr 09, 2021 at 07:16:42PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 09, 2021 at 08:14:22PM +0200, Sander Vanheule wrote:
> 
> > The kernel has the mii_bus struct to describe the bus master, but like
> > you noted the bus is generaly refered to as an MDIO interface. I'm fine
> > with naming it MDIO to make it easier to spot.
> 
> Either mii_bus or mdio seem like an improvement - something matching
> existing kernel terminology, I guess mdio is consistent with the API it
> works with so...

I would also suggest mdio. The mii_bus code is an old framework which
does not see any work done to it.

     Andrew