From: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>
To: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>,
Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>,
Russell King <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 07/15] mfd: core: add ability for cells to probe on a custom parent OF node
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:18:26 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260115151826.GH2842980@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260115093538.o5ghqb6j6dzledyw@skbuf>
On Thu, 15 Jan 2026, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Hi Lee,
>
> On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 02:14:32PM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > > When I've thought about replacing the existing occurrences of the MFD
> > > API being used outside of drivers/mfd, I have often thought of a
> > > platform_add_device_simple() call which I believe would do what most
> > > people of these use-cases actually want.
> >
> > Would this platform_add_device_simple() share or duplicate code with
> > mfd_add_devices()? Why not just liberalize mfd_add_devices() (the
> > simplest solution)?
>
> Sorry to nag you, but I would like to have a clear image of which way
> this patch set needs to be heading for v2. My understanding is that
> you're pushing for platform_device_add() while not completely rejecting
> that MFD could be the correct model for this switch's sub-devices.
Sorry, lots on. I'll go take a look now.
--
Lee Jones [李琼斯]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-15 15:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 66+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-18 19:05 [PATCH net-next 00/15] Probe SJA1105 DSA children using MFD and dynamic OF nodes Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 01/15] net: dsa: sja1105: let phylink help with the replay of link callbacks Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 02/15] net: mdio-regmap: permit working with non-MMIO regmaps Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-20 14:35 ` Maxime Chevallier
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 03/15] net: mdio: add driver for NXP SJA1110 100BASE-T1 embedded PHYs Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 04/15] net: mdio: add generic driver for NXP SJA1110 100BASE-TX " Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-20 17:55 ` Maxime Chevallier
2025-11-20 18:49 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 05/15] net: dsa: sja1105: prepare regmap for passing to child devices Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 06/15] net: dsa: sja1105: include spi.h from sja1105.h Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 07/15] mfd: core: add ability for cells to probe on a custom parent OF node Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-20 14:41 ` Lee Jones
2025-11-20 15:36 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-21 12:06 ` Lee Jones
2025-11-21 17:03 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-26 10:20 ` Lee Jones
2025-12-15 15:50 ` Lee Jones
2025-12-16 0:29 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-12-16 9:18 ` Lee Jones
2025-12-16 16:24 ` Vladimir Oltean
2026-01-09 10:31 ` Lee Jones
2026-01-09 12:14 ` Vladimir Oltean
2026-01-15 9:35 ` Vladimir Oltean
2026-01-15 15:18 ` Lee Jones [this message]
2026-01-15 16:14 ` Lee Jones
2026-01-15 18:57 ` Vladimir Oltean
2026-01-16 8:40 ` Lee Jones
2026-01-16 11:38 ` Vladimir Oltean
2026-01-16 13:23 ` Lee Jones
2026-01-16 14:02 ` Vladimir Oltean
2026-01-16 14:22 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-12-17 9:31 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-01-09 9:58 ` Lee Jones
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 08/15] net: dsa: sja1105: transition OF-based MDIO drivers to standalone Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-20 14:40 ` Lee Jones
2025-11-20 15:14 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-20 16:36 ` Lee Jones
2025-11-20 19:59 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-21 12:00 ` Lee Jones
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 09/15] net: dsa: sja1105: remove sja1105_mdio_private Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 10/15] net: pcs: xpcs: introduce xpcs_create_pcs_fwnode() Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 11/15] net: pcs: xpcs-plat: convert to regmap Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 12/15] dt-bindings: net: dsa: sja1105: document the PCS nodes Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-20 17:30 ` Rob Herring
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 13/15] net: pcs: xpcs-plat: add NXP SJA1105/SJA1110 support Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 14/15] net: dsa: sja1105: replace mdiobus-pcs with xpcs-plat driver Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-19 0:41 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-19 9:59 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-19 10:31 ` Andy Shevchenko
2025-11-19 11:25 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-19 16:11 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-19 16:17 ` Andy Shevchenko
2025-11-19 17:23 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-19 17:39 ` Andy Shevchenko
2025-11-19 18:35 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-19 19:33 ` Andy Shevchenko
2025-11-20 12:32 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-20 15:00 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-19 11:19 ` kernel test robot
2025-11-19 12:01 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-19 12:03 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-19 12:05 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-19 13:28 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-11-19 12:01 ` kernel test robot
2025-11-20 0:01 ` kernel test robot
2025-11-18 19:05 ` [PATCH net-next 15/15] net: dsa: sja1105: permit finding the XPCS via pcs-handle Vladimir Oltean
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