netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] Doc: Micrel-ksz90x1.txt: Document deprecated MAC OF properties

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Date:	Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:46:08 -0800
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] Doc: Micrel-ksz90x1.txt: Document deprecated MAC OF properties

On December 9, 2015 10:39:03 AM PST, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>Phy properties are expected to be found in the PHY OF node. However
>this Micrel driver also allows them to be placed into the MAC OF node.
>This is deprecated. Document it as such, and remove the example using
>the deprecated method to prevent people copying it into new device
>tree files.
>
>Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

>---
>.../devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt          | 17
>++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
>b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
>index 692076fda0e5..f9c32adab5c6 100644
>--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
>+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/micrel-ksz90x1.txt
>@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
> Micrel KSZ9021/KSZ9031 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
> 
>-Some boards require special tuning values, particularly when it comes
>to
>-clock delays. You can specify clock delay values by adding
>-micrel-specific properties to an Ethernet OF device node.
>+Some boards require special tuning values, particularly when it comes
>+to clock delays. You can specify clock delay values in the PHY OF
>+device node. Deprecated, but still supported, these properties can
>+also be added to an Ethernet OF device node.
> 
> Note that these settings are applied after any phy-specific fixup from
> phy_fixup_list (see phy_init_hw() from drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c),
>@@ -57,16 +58,6 @@ KSZ9031:
> 
> Examples:
> 
>-	/* Attach to an Ethernet device with autodetected PHY */
>-	&enet {
>-		rxc-skew-ps = <3000>;
>-		rxdv-skew-ps = <0>;
>-		txc-skew-ps = <3000>;
>-		txen-skew-ps = <0>;
>-		status = "okay";
>-	};
>-
>-	/* Attach to an explicitly-specified PHY */
> 	mdio {
> 		phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
> 			rxc-skew-ps = <3000>;


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