linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Ensure correct sub-node is parsed

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Message-ID: <20200406114340.GF510003@t480s.localdomain>
Date:   Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:43:40 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Ensure correct sub-node is parsed

On Sun,  5 Apr 2020 13:00:30 -0700, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
> When the bcm_sf2 was converted into a proper platform device driver and
> used the new dsa_register_switch() interface, we would still be parsing
> the legacy DSA node that contained all the port information since the
> platform firmware has intentionally maintained backward and forward
> compatibility to client programs. Ensure that we do parse the correct
> node, which is "ports" per the revised DSA binding.
> 
> Fixes: d9338023fb8e ("net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Make it a real platform device driver")
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>