netdev - Re: [PATCH net] netsec: ignore 'phy-mode' device property on ACPI systems

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Date:   Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:23:31 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        "open list:BPF JIT for MIPS (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" 
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Willy Liu <willy.liu@...ltek.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima@...aro.org>,
        Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] netsec: ignore 'phy-mode' device property on ACPI systems

On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 at 14:49, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>
> > I hope Andrew is fine with the current changes
>
> Yes, i'm O.K. with it.

Thanks

> Making phy-mode optional would just make the
> driver more uniform with others.
>


Making phy-mode optional is fine with me, but I think it would belong
in a separate patch in any case. But I'd still prefer having the
possibility to spot bogus phy-mode values rather than ignoring them.