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Message-ID: <20160705225203.GE28825@lunn.ch>
Date:	Wed, 6 Jul 2016 00:52:03 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/4] net: dsa: Suffix function manipulating
 device_node with _dn

> That is true for the devices I know about, both in and out of tree,
> however, while discussing offline with Vivien it seemed like there was a
> potential need for having a x86-based platform which could need that,
> Vivien do you think this platform could be in-tree one day (if not already)?

x86 can do device tree. And if it is a complex board, it probably
needs more of the device tree features like fixed-phys, phy-mode,
devlink when it lands, etc.

If this board really does come to mainline, we should consider support
for it, one way or the other, but until then, i prefer KISS.

   Andrew