linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 net-next 2/9] net: mdio: mscc-miim: add ability to be used in a non-mmio configuration

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Message-ID: <20220628162604.fxhbcaimv2ioovrk@skbuf>
Date:   Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:26:05 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 net-next 2/9] net: mdio: mscc-miim: add ability to be
 used in a non-mmio configuration

On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 01:17:02AM -0700, Colin Foster wrote:
> There are a few Ocelot chips that contain the logic for this bus, but are
> controlled externally. Specifically the VSC7511, 7512, 7513, and 7514. In
> the externally controlled configurations these registers are not
> memory-mapped.
> 
> Add support for these non-memory-mapped configurations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
> ---

These "add ability to be used in a non-MMIO configuration" commit
messages are very confusing when you are only adding support for
non-MMIO in ocelot_platform_init_regmap_from_resource() in patch 9/9.
May I suggest a reorder?