linux-kernel - Re: [net-next RFC/PATCH] net: nixge: Make mdio child node optional

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Date:   Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:14:04 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     andrew@...n.ch
Cc:     mdf@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        alex.williams@...com, robh+dt@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next RFC/PATCH] net: nixge: Make mdio child node optional

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:58:54 +0100

> On Fri, Feb 01, 2019 at 06:50:48PM -0800, Moritz Fischer wrote:
>> Make MDIO child optional and only instantiate the
>> MDIO bus if the child is actually present.
>> 
>> There are currently no (in-tree) users of this
>> binding; all (out-of-tree) users use overlays that
>> get shipped together with the FPGA images that contain
>> the IP.
>> 
>> This will significantly increase maintainabilty
>> of future revisions of this IP.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>
>> Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
>> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Moritz, please repost without the RFC tag and with Andrew's tag added.

Thanks.