On Mon Sep 07 2026, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> > ethernet-ports
>> > 
>> > > +    patternProperties:
>> > > +      '^(ethernet-)?port@[0-9a-f]+$':
>> > 
>> > ethernet-port
>> > 
>> 
>> Is there a reason for such a restriction?
>> The pattern intentionally follows the generic DSA binding in dsa.yaml,
>
> You need to be careful with the DSA binding. It is old, and uses some
> things which are not considered best practices today. But they cannot
> be removed because of backwards compatibility.

Yes, exactly. When we added the dsa.yaml binding, we've had a discussion
about 'port' vs. 'ethernet-port' and had to allow both [1].

Thanks,
Kurt

[1] - https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20200710090618.28945-1-kurt@linutronix.de/