linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 4/7] net: phy: mscc: read 'vsc8531,edge-slowdown' as an u32

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Message-ID: <20180903132756.GD4445@lunn.ch>
Date:   Mon, 3 Sep 2018 15:27:56 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@...tlin.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, allan.nielsen@...rochip.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 4/7] net: phy: mscc: read
 'vsc8531,edge-slowdown' as an u32

On Mon, Sep 03, 2018 at 10:48:50AM +0200, Quentin Schulz wrote:
> In the DT binding, it is specified nowhere that 'vsc8531,edge-slowdown'
> is an u8, even though it's read as an u8 in the driver.

Hi Quentin

of_property_read_u8() will perform bounds checking. Is that important
here?

	Thanks
		Andrew