netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: use ethertyped dsa for 6390/6390X

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Message-ID: <20201027155213.290b66ea@nic.cz>
Date:   Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:52:13 +0100
From:   Marek Behun <marek.behun@....cz>
To:     Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@...dekranz.com>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        olteanv@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: use ethertyped dsa for
 6390/6390X

On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:51:14 +0100
Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@...dekranz.com> wrote:

> The policy is to use ethertyped DSA for all devices that are capable
> of doing so, which the Peridot is.

What is the benefit here?