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Message-ID: <88412fcc-96be-cd9d-8805-086c7f09c03b@linaro.org>
Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:27:45 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Jianguo Zhang <jianguo.zhang@...iatek.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        Jose Abreu <joabreu@...opsys.com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        Biao Huang <biao.huang@...iatek.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] stmmac: dwmac-mediatek: add support for mt8188

On 19/09/2022 10:37, Jianguo Zhang wrote:
> Dear Krzysztof,
> 
> 	Thanks for your comments.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2022-09-19 at 10:19 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 19/09/2022 10:04, Jianguo Zhang wrote:
>>> Add ethernet support for MediaTek SoCs from mt8188 family.
>>> As mt8188 and mt8195 have same ethernet design, so private data
>>> "mt8195_gmac_variant" can be reused for mt8188.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jianguo Zhang <jianguo.zhang@...iatek.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c | 2 ++
>>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> index d42e1afb6521..f45be440b6d0 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-mediatek.c
>>> @@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ static const struct of_device_id
>>> mediatek_dwmac_match[] = {
>>>  	  .data = &mt2712_gmac_variant },
>>>  	{ .compatible = "mediatek,mt8195-gmac",
>>>  	  .data = &mt8195_gmac_variant },
>>> +	{ .compatible = "mediatek,mt8188-gmac",
>>> +	  .data = &mt8195_gmac_variant },
>>
>> It's the same. No need for new entry.
>>
> mt8188 and mt8195 are different SoCs and we need to distinguish mt8188
> from mt8195, so I think a new entry is needed for mt8188 with the
> specific "compatiable".

No, this does not justify new entry. You need specific compatible, but
not new entry.

> On the other hand, mt8188 and mt8195 have same ethernet design, so the
> private data "mt8195_gmac_variant" can be resued to reduce redundant
> info in driver.

And you do not need new entry in the driver.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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