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Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 16:31:26 -0700 From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> To: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com> Cc: netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: systemport: use the new fixed PHY helpers 2014-05-19 15:04 GMT-07:00 Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>: > Dear Florian Fainelli, > > On Mon, 19 May 2014 14:52:57 -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote: > >> >> + /* SYSTEMPORT uses the old 'fixed-link' 5-digit property which is >> >> + * deprecated, we need to register the fixed PHY using the Ethernet >> >> + * MAC node since we do not have a 'fixed-link' subnode. >> >> + */ >> > >> > Actually even if you use the new fixed PHY DT binding, the DT node >> > linked to the PHY is the Ethernet MAC node. This is because I didn't >> > want to have a difference between how things are handled between the >> > old and the new binding. >> >> Sure, I agree, and the comment still stands, I am just expressing it >> that we are not looking for the 'fixed-link' subnode, but the >> 'fixed-link' 5-digit property here. Would you want me to rephrase >> that? > > What I found misleading in the comment is that you simply to imply that > because you're not using the new DT binding for fixed-link, the DT node > that is associated to the PHY is the Ethernet MAC. > > The truth is that the DT node associated to the fixed PHY is always the > Ethernet MAC, regardless of whether you're using the old or the new DT > binding. Right, I will respin without this misleading comment and also to address the formatting issue spotted by Sergei. Thanks! -- Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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