linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: macb: do not scan PHYs manually

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Message-ID: <20160428184303.GR29024@lunn.ch>
Date:	Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:43:03 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Nathan Sullivan <nathan.sullivan@...com>
Cc:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: macb: do not scan PHYs manually

> I agree that is a valid fix for AT91, however it won't solve our problem, since
> we have no children on the second ethernet MAC in our devices' device trees. I'm
> starting to feel like our second MAC shouldn't even really register the MDIO bus
> since it isn't being used - maybe adding a DT property to not have a bus is a
> better option?

status = "disabled"

would be the unusual way.

      Andrew