linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] net-next: dsa: add new driver for qca8xxx family

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:10:19 +0200
From:   John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        qsdk-review@....qualcomm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] net-next: dsa: add new driver for qca8xxx family



On 13/09/2016 21:07, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> Since the former alternative is prefered, we may want to remove the
>> latter soon from DSA. If this phy_port_map is needed for that case, it'd
>> be preferable not to add it.
> 
> O.K, so maybe we should solve it the device tree way:
> 
> 
>        &mdio0 {
>        	      	phy_port1: phy@0 {
> 	      		reg = <0>;
> 		};
> 
>        	      	phy_port2: phy@1 {
> 	      		reg = <1>;
> 		};
> 
>        	      	phy_port3: phy@2 {
> 	      		reg = <2>;
> 		};
> 
>        	      	phy_port4: phy@3 {
> 	      		reg = <3>;
> 		};
> 
>        	      	phy_port5: phy@4 {
> 	      		reg = <4>;
> 		};
> 
> 		switch@0 {
>                        compatible = "qca,qca8337";
> 
>                        #address-cells = <1>;
>                        #size-cells = <0>;
>                        reg = <30>;
> 
>                        ports {
>                                port@11 {
>                                        reg = <11>;
>                                        label = "cpu";
>                                        ethernet = <&gmac1>;
>                                        phy-mode = "rgmii";
>                                };
> 
>                                port@1 {
>                                        reg = <1>;
>                                        label = "lan1";
> 				       phy-handle = <&phy_port1>;
>                                };
> 
>                                port@2 {
>                                        reg = <2>;
>                                        label = "lan2";
> 				       phy-handle = <&phy_port2>;
>                                };
> 
>                                port@3 {
>                                        reg = <3>;
>                                        label = "lan3";
> 				       phy-handle = <&phy_port3>;
>                                };
> 
>                                port@4 {
>                                        reg = <4>;
>                                        label = "lan4";
> 				       phy-handle = <&phy_port4>;
>                                };
>                        };
>                };
>        };
> 
> and remove the phy_read() and phy_write() functions.
> 
> 
>        Andrew
> 

Hi Andrew

ok, will give it a spin in the morning and add a note to the binding doc
explaining this. thanks for taking the time !

	John