Re: [PATCH v2 net-next v2 10/12] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: iterate on compatible info

Vivien Didelot
2016-06-14T22:13:23Z

Hi Andrew,

Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> writes:

> On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 02:31:51PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
>> With legacy probing, we cannot have a compatible info structure. We have
>> to guess it. Instead of using only the first info structure of the info
>> table, iterate over the compatible data.
>>
>> That way, the legacy code will support new compatible chips with
>> different register access without requiring any code change.
>
> I don't think this is safe when used in combination with multi-chip
> addresses. This code will perform writes on various addresses,
> addresses which could be real registers on a device.
>
> I don't see a need to support guessing. The new binding will work,
> without any guessing. So use that.

OK, I drop this patch and limit the detection in the legacy probing
against the 6085 chip info.

Thanks,

Vivien