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

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Date:   Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:56:16 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Alvin Šipraga <alsi@...g-olufsen.dk>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, krzk+dt@...nel.org,
        Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@...nc9.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: dsa: realtek: cleanup
 compatible strings

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:29:00 -0300 Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca wrote:
> > This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
> > by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:35:57 -0300 you 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.
> > >
> > > [...]  
> >
> > Here is the summary with links:
> >   - [net,v2,1/2] dt-bindings: net: dsa: realtek: cleanup compatible strings
> >     https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/6f2d04ccae9b
> >   - [net,v2,2/2] net: dsa: realtek: remove realtek,rtl8367s string
> >     https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fcd30c96af95
> >  
> 
> I was expecting to get those patches merged to net as well. Otherwise,
> the "realtek,rtl8367s" we are removing will get into a released
> kernel.

Seems reasonable. Unless someone objects I'll "yolo it" and apply 
the patches to net as well.