netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 3/7] ARM: dts: marvell: Fix some common switch mistakes

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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:04:46 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 3/7] ARM: dts: marvell: Fix some common
 switch mistakes

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 11:03:42AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> Fix some errors in the Marvell MV88E6xxx switch descriptions:
> - The top node had no address size or cells.
> - switch0@0 is not OK, should be switch@0.
> - The ports node should have port@0 etc children, no
>   plural "ports".
> 
> This serves as an example of fixes needed for introducing a
> schema for the bindings, but the patch can simply be applied.

In patch 2, you mention that things should be named ethernet-switch and
ethernet-port. As you're renaming the nodes in this patch, wouldn't it
make sense to use those names instead now, rather than at some point in
the future a patch that converts to these names?

Thanks.

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