netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 6/6] net: hisi_femac: remove unused compatible strings

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Message-ID: <ccdcdb1b-44a9-4233-994e-18d875a99c2f@linaro.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:55:20 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: forbidden405@...look.com, Yisen Zhuang <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>,
 Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.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>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
 Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 6/6] net: hisi_femac: remove unused compatible
 strings

On 22/02/2024 13:43, Yang Xiwen via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@...look.com>
> 
> The only documented SoC Hi3516DV300 does not receive any updates from 8
> years ago. With the recent driver changes, it unlikely works for this
> SoC anymore. Remove the binding for this SoC.
> 
> Also it's hard to get the version number and it's unknown how the
> version can be used. Remove them until it's really needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@...look.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c
> index eab91e011d11..9466ca9da2bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hisi_femac.c
> @@ -990,9 +990,7 @@ static int hisi_femac_drv_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  #endif
>  
>  static const struct of_device_id hisi_femac_match[] = {
> -	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hisi-femac-v1",},
> -	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hisi-femac-v2",},
> -	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hi3516cv300-femac",},
> +	{.compatible = "hisilicon,hisi-femac",},

What is happening here? Removal could be justified, but then order of
your patches is totally wrong. But that hisi-femac is a no-go or provide
proper rationale.

Best regards,
Krzysztof