netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/2] DT: net: davinci_emac: couple more properties actually optional

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Date:	Thu, 30 Jan 2014 01:42:28 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org, pawel.moll@....com,
	mark.rutland@....com, ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk,
	galak@...eaurora.org, rob@...dley.net, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] DT: net: davinci_emac: couple more properties actually
 optional

Hello.

On 01/29/2014 10:43 AM, David Miller wrote:

>>     Though described as required, couple more properties in the DaVinci EMAC
>> binding are actually optional, as the driver will happily function without them.
>> The patchset is against DaveM's 'net.git' tree this time.

>> [1/2] DT: net: davinci_emac: "ti,davinci-rmii-en" property is actually optional
>> [2/2] DT: net: davinci_emac: "ti,davinci-no-bd-ram" property is actually optional

> Series applied with the "has/have" thing fixed.

> Thanks.

    Thank you!
    Unfortunately, this driver presents a bad example of DT bindings overall 
(caused in its turn by a misuse of the platform data for the EMAC type 
differing instead of the platform device IDs).

WBR, Sergei

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