linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] net: stmmac: dwmac-qcom-ethqos: Mask PHY mode if configured with rgmii-id

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Message-ID: <878b8237-7f37-4f98-8e3b-451eb5ab3283@quicinc.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:14:30 +0800
From: Yijie Yang <quic_yijiyang@...cinc.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Konrad Dybcio
	<konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>
CC: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Lunn
	<andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Eric
 Dumazet" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni
	<pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski
	<krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Vinod Koul
	<vkoul@...nel.org>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        "Alexandre
 Torgue" <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson
	<andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konradybcio@...nel.org>,
        "Richard
 Cochran" <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] net: stmmac: dwmac-qcom-ethqos: Mask PHY mode if
 configured with rgmii-id



On 2025-02-11 05:28, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> But what about the out-of-tree boards that Andrew mentioned? We need to ensure we don't break them, right?
>>
>> No. What's not on the list, doesn't exist
> 
> How i worded it was:
> 
>> We care less about out of tree boards, but we also don't needlessly
>> break them.
> 
> I guess if Qualcomm wants to break all its customers boards, that is
> up to Qualcomm. But we can also make it easier for Qualcomm customers
> to get off the vendor crap kernel and to mainline if we at least give
> them an easier migration path.

I understand the importance of not breaking customers' boards and will 
work on finding a better solution than the current one.
However, if no better solutions are found, we will consider dropping the 
compatibility.

> 
>       Andrew

-- 
Best Regards,
Yijie