netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: dsa: realtek: cleanup compatible strings

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Message-ID: <Yl34vNTYnp7HIE1c@lunn.ch>
Date:   Tue, 19 Apr 2022 01:48:12 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linus.walleij@...aro.org,
        alsi@...g-olufsen.dk, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, olteanv@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzk+dt@...nel.org, arinc.unal@...nc9.com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: dsa: realtek: cleanup
 compatible strings

On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 08:35:57PM -0300, Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca wrote:
> Compatible strings are used to help the driver find the chip ID/version
> register for each chip family. After that, the driver can setup the
> switch accordingly. Keep only the first supported model for each family
> as a compatible string and reference other chip models in the
> description.
> 
> The removed compatible strings have never been used in a released kernel.
> 
> CC: devicetree@...r.kernel.org
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220414014055.m4wbmr7tdz6hsa3m@bang-olufsen.dk/
> Signed-off-by: Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew