netdev - Re: [net-next RFC/PATCH] net: nixge: Make mdio child node optional

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Date:   Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:58:54 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        alex.williams@...com, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [net-next RFC/PATCH] net: nixge: Make mdio child node optional

On Fri, Feb 01, 2019 at 06:50:48PM -0800, Moritz Fischer wrote:
> Make MDIO child optional and only instantiate the
> MDIO bus if the child is actually present.
> 
> There are currently no (in-tree) users of this
> binding; all (out-of-tree) users use overlays that
> get shipped together with the FPGA images that contain
> the IP.
> 
> This will significantly increase maintainabilty
> of future revisions of this IP.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>
> Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew