linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/9] Documentation: bindings: net: add the Marvell PXA168 Ethernet controller

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Message-ID: <51745791.Wuu5QiQB2e@wuerfel>
Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:38:39 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com,
	alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com,
	thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com, zmxu@...vell.com,
	jszhang@...vell.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/9] Documentation: bindings: net: add the Marvell PXA168 Ethernet controller

On Tuesday 23 September 2014 14:15:30 Antoine Tenart wrote:
> +Optional properties:
> +- port-id: should be '0','1' or '2'.
> +- phy-addr: MDIO address of the PHY.
> +- local-mac-address: see ethernet.txt file in the same directory.
> +
> 

I believe new bindings should not use "phy-addr" properties, but
instead use a phy-handle property pointing to a phy device instead.

The port-id property description could be a little more verbose.
What do those numbers actually mean?

	Arnd
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