Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/6] dt-bindings: net: brcm,unimac-mdio: Add asp-v2.0

Conor Dooley
2023-05-22T18:18:01Z

On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 02:19:39PM -0700, Justin Chen wrote:
> The ASP 2.0 Ethernet controller uses a brcm unimac.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Justin Chen <justin.chen@broadcom.com>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,unimac-mdio.yaml | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git
a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,unimac-mdio.yaml
b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,unimac-mdio.yaml
> index 0be426ee1e44..6684810fcbf0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,unimac-mdio.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/brcm,unimac-mdio.yaml
> @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ properties:
> - brcm,genet-mdio-v3
> - brcm,genet-mdio-v4
> - brcm,genet-mdio-v5
> + - brcm,asp-v2.0-mdio
> + - brcm,asp-v2.1-mdio
> - brcm,unimac-mdio

From V(N-1), there was some discussion between Rob & Florian:
> > How many SoCs does each of these correspond to? SoC specific
compatibles
> > are preferred to version numbers (because few vendors are disciplined
> > at versioning and also not changing versions with every Soc).
>
> So far there is a 1:1 mapping between the number of versions and the
> number of SoCs, and the older SoC uses v2.0, while the newer one uses
v2.1.

Rob's not around right now, but I don't really get why if there is a 1:1
mapping you don't just name these things after the SoCs?

Also, my mailer **refused** to let me reply to you because of something
to do with a garbage S/MIME signature? Dunno wtf is happening there.

Cheers,
Conor.