netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 18/19] net: dsa: qca8k: use device_get_match

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Date:   Sun, 21 Nov 2021 20:03:59 +0200
From:   Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To:     Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 18/19] net: dsa: qca8k: use
 device_get_match_data instead of the OF variant

On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 03:32:06AM +0100, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 04:21:36AM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 10:04:50PM +0100, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> > > Drop of_platform include and device_get_match_data instead of the OF
> > > variant.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > 
> > Why? Any ACPI device coming?
> 
> No ACPI device coming. Notice we could drop an extra include.
> Is using device API wrong for OF only drivers?
> Just asking will drop if it can cause any problem or confusion.

No problem, just that this patch is a bit weak on the justification side.
People usually don't make changes just for the fun of it.