netdev - Re: [PATCH v8 14/14] dt-bindings: net: ar803x: add qca8084 PHY properties

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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 15:22:23 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Jie Luo <quic_luoj@...cinc.com>
Cc: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>,
	"Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
	krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
	hkallweit1@...il.com, corbet@....net, p.zabel@...gutronix.de,
	f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 14/14] dt-bindings: net: ar803x: add qca8084 PHY
 properties

> Yes, APQ8084 is the application SoC.
> QCA8084 is the pure PHY chip which has quad-phy.

I think everybody agrees these are terrible names, being so close
together but being very different devices.

You have the issues of not giving clear explanations of your
hardware. This is resulting in a lot of wasted tome for everybody. So
please make your explanations very clear. I personally would avoid
using APQ8084 or QCA8084 on there own. Always say the application SoC
APQ8084, or the PHY chip QCA8084, or the switch embedded within the
application processor APQ8084, or the PHYs embedded within the
Application processor etc. This is particularly important when talking
about clocks and resets, since the PHYs embedded within the
application processor are likely to have different clocks and reset
controllers to the PHY chip QCA8084.

	Andrew