netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] ARM: dts: armada-xp-98dx3236: combine dfx server nodes

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Date:   Mon, 27 Feb 2017 08:49:48 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] ARM: dts: armada-xp-98dx3236: combine dfx server
 nodes

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 09:50:36PM +1300, Chris Packham wrote:
> Rather than having a separate node for the dfx server add a reg property
> to the parent node. This give some compatibility with the Marvell
> supplied SDK.
> 
> As no upstream driver currently exists for this block and support for
> this SoC is still quite fresh in the kernel it should not be necessary
> to retain a backwards compatible binding.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
> ---
> 
> Notes:
>     Changes in v2:
>     - none
>     Changes in v3:
>     - update commit message to indicate backwards incompatible change and
>       why it's OK
>     - retain dfx-server compatible string
> 
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell,prestera.txt | 13 +++++--------
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-98dx3236.dtsi                  | 10 +++-------
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>