From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sergei Shtylyov Subject: Re: [PATCH] DT: net: document Ethernet bindings in one place Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:06:22 +0400 Message-ID: <52F396DE.8010306@cogentembedded.com> References: <201401180405.07859.sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> < CAL_Jsq+oa9P=rh+p-dMZyGP8TcmpX7bTnMU0ynLvFxjxFDYbRg@mail.gmail.com> < 52DD98F7.4090202@cogentembedded.com> < CAL_JsqJXbF1-PcPHR2VP+Vi9A1aWizdsG_r3kDvRt3itXDhCGQ@mail.gmail.com> < CAGVrzcb3X3soJNJCE5+YSpQrr+EdycCRFkptPvBCgFg4CbGJ4Q@mail.gmail.com> < CAGVrzcb0dfw1orZzUt5-YkShOg-HNbUYvvo2vfmsZUZXy1Aqfg@mail.gmail.com> < 52DEE465.9000202@cogentembedded.com> <52E988FA.8040807@cogentembedded.com> <20140204172602.01420C4050F@trevor.secretlab.ca> <52F13410.8070205@ cogentembedded.com> <20140205120843.9ED08C40A89@trevor.secretlab.ca> < 52F25A63.3010608@cogentembedded.com> <20140206094301.03572C40B6A@trevor.secretlab.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20140206094301.03572C40B6A@trevor.secretlab.ca> Sender: linux-doc-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Grant Likely , Florian Fainelli , Rob Herring Cc: netdev , Rob Herring , Pawel Moll , Mark Rutland , Ian Campbell , Kumar Gala , "devicetree@vger.kernel.org" , Rob Landley , "linux-doc@vger.kernel.org" List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org Hello. On 06-02-2014 13:43, Grant Likely wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> I'm afraid that's too late, it has spread very far, so that >>>>>>>>>>> of_get_phy_mode() handles that property, not "phy-connection-type". >>>>>>>>>> Uggg, I guess this is a case of a defacto standard then if the kernel >>>>>>>>>> doesn't even support it. >>>>>>>>> Maybe I forgot to CC you on patch sent to Grant only, I sent a patch a >>>>>>>>> while ago for of_get_phy_mode() to look for both "phy-mode" and >>>>>>>>> "phy-connection-type" since the former has been a Linux invention, but >>>>>>>>> the latter is ePAPR specified. >>>>>>>> Here is a link to the actual patch in question, not sure which tree >>>>>>>> Grant applied it to though: >>>>>>>> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1311.2/00048.html >>>>>>> It's not the patch mail, it's Grant's "applied" reply, patch is mangled in >>>>>>> this reply, and I couldn't follow the thread. Here's the actual patch mail: >>>>>>> http://marc.info/?l=devicetree&m=138449662807254 >>>>>> Florian, I didn't find this patch in Grant's official tree, so maybe you >>>>>> should ask him where is the patch already? >>>>> Sorry, I accidentally dropped it. It will be in the next merge window. >>>> Already saw it, thanks. Would that it was in 3.14 instead of course, so >>>> that I could use "phy-connection-type" in my binding... >>> Is 3.14 broken because of missing the patch? If so I'll get it merged as >> > a bug fix. >> No, it's not. I could have used "phy-connection-type" in my binding >> destined for 3.15 and document it as a preferred property as well. > You still can. We just need to make sure that your patch is applied on Patches. > top of the phy-connection-type patch. I'm not sure this trick is possible if the patches are merged via the different trees... > g. WBR, Sergei