netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: rename phy_node -> port

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Message-ID: <20240515100409.GD154012@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 11:04:09 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: "A. Sverdlin" <alexander.sverdlin@...mens.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, Roger Quadros <rogerq@...nel.org>,
	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
	Chintan Vankar <c-vankar@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: rename phy_node
 -> port_np

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 02:22:27PM +0200, A. Sverdlin wrote:
> From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@...mens.com>
> 
> Rename phy_node to port_np to better reflect what it actually is,
> because the new phylink API takes netdev node (or DSA port node),
> and resolves the phandle internally.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@...mens.com>

Hi Alexander,

Thanks for your patches. A few minor notes on process:

1. Please provide a cover letter when posting Networking patch-sets
   with more than 1 patch.

2. As an enhancement - as opposed to a fix - this patch should be
   targeted at the net-next kernel. And it's best to explicitly note that
   in the subject.

	Subject: [PATCH net-next] ...

3. As it happens, net-next is currently closed for the v6.10 merge window.
   Please consider reposting as a PATCH once net-next re-opens, after 27th May.

   In the meantime, feel free to post new versions as you get feedback,
   but please switch to posting as RFC during that time.

Link: https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainer-netdev.html

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