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Message-ID: <a7f75d47-30e7-d076-a9fd-baa57688bbf7@linaro.org>
Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:46:27 -0400
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Camel Guo <camelg@...s.com>, Camel Guo <Camel.Guo@...s.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, kernel <kernel@...s.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next 1/2] dt-bindings: net: dsa: add bindings for GSW
 Series switches

On 27/10/2022 02:34, Camel Guo wrote:
> On 10/25/22 16:27, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>  > On 25/10/2022 09:52, Camel Guo wrote:
>  >> Add documentation and an example for Maxlinear's GSW Series Ethernet
>  >> switches.
>  >>
>  >> Signed-off-by: Camel Guo <camel.guo@...s.com>
>  >> ---
>  >>  .../devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml  | 140 ++++++++++++++++++
>  >>  .../devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml  |   2 +
>  >>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   6 +
>  >>  3 files changed, 148 insertions(+)
>  >>  create mode 100644 
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
>  >>
>  >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml 
> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
>  >> new file mode 100644
>  >> index 000000000000..8e124b7ec58c
>  >> --- /dev/null
>  >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml
>  >
>  > Filename based on compatible, so mxl,gsw145-mdio.yaml. But see below.
> 
> I hope in future more gsw1xx chips (e.g: GSW150, GSW120) can be added
> and more management modes (e.g: uart, spi) can be supported. 

Maybe you will add support, maybe not. If these compatibles were
mentioned now, would be different topic, but there are not.

> So I think
> maybe mxl.gsw.yaml is more generic. Otherwise maybe in future someone
> has to add files like mxl,gsw150-uart.yaml, mxl,gsw120-spi.yaml

No, they can be added here, with or without renaming the file.

> 
>  >
>  >> @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
>  >> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
>  >> +%YAML 1.2
>  >> +---
>  >> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml#
>  > <http://devicetree.org/schemas/net/dsa/mxl,gsw.yaml#>
>  >> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>  > <http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#>
>  >> +
>  >> +title: Maxlinear GSW Series Switch Device Tree Bindings
>  >
>  > Drop "Device Tree Bindings"
> 
> Ack. will do in v2
> 
>  >
>  >> +
>  >> +allOf:
>  >> +  - $ref: dsa.yaml#
>  >> +
>  >> +maintainers:
>  >> +  - Camel Guo <camel.guo@...s.com>
>  >> +
>  >> +description:
>  >> +  The Maxlinear's GSW Series Ethernet Switch is a highly 
> integrated, low-power,
>  >> +  non-blocking Gigabit Ethernet Switch.
>  >> +
>  >> +properties:
>  >> +  compatible:
>  >> +    oneOf:
>  >
>  > You do not have multiple choices, so no need for oneOf >
> 
> Currently that is true. But according to the datasheet of gsw1xx, it
> could be easily to expand to other gsw1xx chips and other management
> interfaces (e.g: spi, uart). If so, we could add something like:
> mxl,gsw145-spi
> mxl,gsw150-mdio


So expand it now... Anyway enum allows you to add new types, so why why
oneOf?

> ...
> 
> 
>  >> +      - enum:
>  >> +          - mxl,gsw145-mdio
>  >
>  > Why "mdio" suffix?
> 
> Inspired by others dsa chips.
> lan9303.txt:  - "smsc,lan9303-mdio" for mdio managed mode
> lantiq-gswip.txt:- compatible   : "lantiq,xrx200-mdio" for the MDIO bus
> inside the GSWIP
> nxp,sja1105.yaml:                  - nxp,sja1110-base-t1-mdio

As I replied to Andrew, this is discouraged.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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