netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 4/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: mask apparently non-existing phys during probing

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Message-ID: <20230317153339.a73rkwgx56hn3ct5@skbuf>
Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:33:39 +0200
From:   Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To:     Klaus Kudielka <klaus.kudielka@...il.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 4/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: mask apparently
 non-existing phys during probing

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 05:38:46PM +0100, Klaus Kudielka wrote:
> To avoid excessive mdio bus transactions during probing, mask all phy
> addresses that do not exist (there is a 1:1 mapping between switch port
> number and phy address).
> 
> Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Signed-off-by: Klaus Kudielka <klaus.kudielka@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>

Note that on Turris MOX, the PHYs are described in the device tree, so
the MDIO bus is not auto-scanned and this patch has no effect, therefore
I won't add my Tested-by tag here.