linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/10] dt-bindings: net: dsa: define MDIO bus child node

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Date:   Sat, 16 Sep 2023 18:30:31 +0300
From:   Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@...nc9.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/10] dt-bindings: net: dsa: define MDIO bus
 child node

On 16.09.2023 17:11, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 02:08:57PM +0300, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
>> Some DSA subdrivers register the MDIO bus of the switch they control. Or
>> let the DSA driver register the MDIO bus. The node for these buses are
>> either required or optional, depending on the subdriver. Document this on
>> all of the affected DSA switch schemas.
>>
>> The attributes of a DSA subdriver that lets the DSA driver register the
>> bus:
>> - ds->ops->phy_read() and ds->ops->phy_write() are present.
>> - ds->slave_mii_bus is not populated by the DSA subdriver.
>> - The bus is registered non-OF-based or OF-based. Registered OF-based if
>>    "mdio" child node is defined.
>>
>> The affected DSA switch schemas are documented below.
>>
>> - brcm,b53.yaml
>>
>> drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c:
>> - The DSA subdriver lets the DSA driver register the bus.
>>
>> ---
> 
> git uses --- to separate the commit message from additional comments
> for the reviewers. Anything after the --- will not be merged. Is that
> your intention?

No, they're vital information. I'll find something better to separate them,
thanks.

Arınç