netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: adin: document a phy link status inversion property

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Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:35:51 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Atsushi Nemoto <atsushi.nemoto@...d.co.jp>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
	Alexandru Tachici <alexandru.tachici@...log.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: adin: document a phy
 link status inversion property

On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 10:57:55PM +0900, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:
> The ADIN1200/ADIN1300 supports inverting the link status output signal
> on the LINK_ST pin.

Please could you add an explanation to the commit message why you
would want to do this?  Is this because there is an LED connected to
it, but its polarity is inverted?

    Andrew