netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: mvpp2: initialize port of

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Date:   Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:47:23 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
Cc:     Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>,
        Antoine Tenart <antoine.tenart@...tlin.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Ori Shem-Tov <ori.shemtov@...id-run.com>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mvpp2: initialize port of_node pointer

On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 03:12:53PM +0300, Baruch Siach wrote:
> Without a valid of_node in struct device we can't find the mvpp2 port
> device by its DT node. Specifically, this breaks
> of_find_net_device_by_node().

Hi Baruch

We need to be a little bit careful here. I've seen this done wrongly
before, breaking DSA support. Is you intention to use DSA? Can you
quote a section of DT, and indicate which node is port_node.

Thanks
	Andrew