linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: mdio: of: Do not treat fixed-link as PHY

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Message-ID: <20200401130645.GB71179@lunn.ch>
Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2020 15:06:45 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Codrin.Ciubotariu@...rochip.com
Cc:     f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mdio: of: Do not treat fixed-link as PHY

> Hi Andrew
> 
> > 
> > There are some still using this deprecated feature. But macb is the
> > only one doing this odd looping over child nodes. It is this looping
> > which is breaking things, not the use of the deprecated feature
> > itself.
> 
> Yes, its due to the fact that the MDIO node is missing. Should we have 
> in mind to add an MDIO node under the macb node, where we could add the 
> PHY nodes?

Yes, you can make the driver complient any time you want. But as you
said, you need to keep with backwards compatibility. But net-next is
closed now, for the merge window. So you probably want to wait two
weeks before posting code.

      Andrew