linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2] net: phy: Added device tree binding for dev-addr and dev-addr code check-up

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Date:   Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:27:19 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Vicenţiu Galanopulo <vicentiu.galanopulo@....com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "marcel@...tmann.org" <marcel@...tmann.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Madalin-cristian Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>,
        Alexandru Marginean <alexandru.marginean@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2] net: phy: Added device tree binding for dev-addr
 and dev-addr code check-up

> If this is a rare case and something future devices should get right,
> then I'm more inclined to use 'dev-addr' rather than extending reg.

Hi Rob

The sample size is a bit small at the moment to know how rare it is.
I think we have 6 C45 devices so far, and two get this wrong. C45 is
mostly used for PHY device with > 1Gbps. There are not so many of
these yet.

I would also prefer to use 'dev-addr'.

  Andrew