netdev - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net 3/4] ARM: dts: imx6: update fec gpr property to match new format

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Date:   Mon, 25 May 2020 02:32:10 +0000
From:   Andy Duan <fugang.duan@....com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "Fuzzey, Martin" <martin.fuzzey@...wbird.group>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net 3/4] ARM: dts: imx6: update fec gpr property
 to match new format

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 7:50 AM
> > Yes, I don't think anyone is saying otherwise.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> >
> > The problem is just that there are already .dtsi files for i.MX chips
> > having multiple ethernet interfaces in the mainline kernel (at least
> > imx6ui.dtsi, imx6sx.dts, imx7d.dtsi)
> 
> Vybrid is one i use a lot with two FECs.
> 
> > but that this patch series does not
> > modify those files to use the new DT format.
> >
> > It currently only modifies the dts files that are already supported by
> > hardcoded values in the driver.
> 
> Exactly. This patch set itself adds nothing we don't already support.
> So the patch set as is, is pointless.
> 
> > As to not knowing which instance it shouldn't matter.
> > The base dtsi can declare both/all ethernet interfaces with the
> > appropriate GPR bits.
> 
> I fully agree. All it needs for this patchset to be merged is another patch which
> adds GPR properties to all SoC .dtsi files where appropriate, and optionally to
> a couple of reference designs which support WoL on their ports.
> 
>         Andrew

Okay, I will add imx6ul/imx6sx/imx7d/imx8mq/imx8mm/imx8mn dts change
into the patch set in v2 version. (before, I plan to submit another patch for them
once the patch set is accepted).