linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] dt-bindings: net: pse-dt: add bindings for generic PSE controller

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Message-ID: <YwpCJULGjuw4dK7W@lunn.ch>
Date:   Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:11:17 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>,
        Luka Perkov <luka.perkov@...tura.hr>,
        Robert Marko <robert.marko@...tura.hr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] dt-bindings: net: pse-dt: add bindings
 for generic PSE controller

> Ok, so current plan is:
> - rename this driver and binding to pse-regulator
> - i will integrate the "ieee802.3-pairs" property, since this driver
>   need to know which field it need to fill in the ethtool response (PSE
>   vs PoDL PSE)

It seems odd to have a property which only purpose is to supply
userspace with some information. If all you have is a single
regulator, does it even matter if it is PSE vs PoDL PSE?

If you think it does matter, i would probably have two compatibles.

   Andrew