netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: assign default match function for non-PHY MDIO devices

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Message-ID: <70e3a8e2-7428-4105-a964-ea9d3e2fdec3@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 09:35:21 +0200
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
 Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
 Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: assign default match function for
 non-PHY MDIO devices

On 5/23/25 9:39 PM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Make mdio_device_bus_match() the default match function for non-PHY
> MDIO devices. Benefit is that we don't have to export this function
> any longer. As long as mdiodev->modalias isn't set, there's no change
> in behavior. mdiobus_create_device() is the only place where
> mdiodev->modalias gets set, but this function sets
> mdio_device_bus_match() as match function anyway.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>

IMHO this deserves an ack from the phy crew, and but it's now too late
to fit the upcoming net-next PR; please repost after the merge window,
thanks,

Paolo