netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: realtek: add compatible strings for RTL8367RB-VB

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Date:   Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:48:11 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Alvin Šipraga <ALSI@...g-olufsen.dk>
Cc:     Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "tobias@...dekranz.com" <tobias@...dekranz.com>,
        "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "vladimir.oltean@....com" <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        "corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@...nc9.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: realtek: add compatible strings for
 RTL8367RB-VB

> > Is it too late to get rid of all those compatible strings from
> > dt-bindings? And rtl8367s from the driver?
> > We must add all supported devices to the doc as well, similar to mv88e6085.
> 
> You can always try! I'm OK with those things in principle, but others might
> object due to ABI reasons.

Anything which is in a released Linus kernel is ABI and cannot be
removed. Anything in net-next, or an -rcX kernel can still be changed.

	 Andrew