From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 089A6C433FE for ; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 21:39:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D17B4610A0 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 21:39:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1347491AbhIBVko (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2021 17:40:44 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:36194 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1347069AbhIBVkn (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2021 17:40:43 -0400 Received: from pandora.armlinux.org.uk (pandora.armlinux.org.uk [IPv6:2001:4d48:ad52:32c8:5054:ff:fe00:142]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 712F7C061575; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:39:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=armlinux.org.uk; s=pandora-2019; h=Sender:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id: List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=V1+vIKjg/39N9wEqABCFQYZvJXbwgTWmoMxbO0j5aDk=; b=CN3i3OWLNd1CWwwDit/hAwsGP 4cTjFplU/3UT0XEuH7nXlWiVvI3lF334gGhyLFPFGycKRTk0udNezn46YD02UsPcQW1Be89YE0bv5 BtUE8s44GNx7pQgjA9CqHR9WUttGFV12H5/KsHIcHFHAR+GBQzf7DSPJXohYqZQ91L+nINAH+VvGe Ofelk+ncqgkEporAWT5xcpwgO6egn4qUBKVMI9WnAAAuv+19beLr3het2Mb8XlqVWcQZ96D0G9LZl VeuWS+N2e4zAiWoKo2T2Zdxs0WlLvbWuHtbZf7vM+D9cEhikVMjHCUS6spWvLzZD73YVtWQGys1Yx 2eiAVnlOA==; Received: from shell.armlinux.org.uk ([fd8f:7570:feb6:1:5054:ff:fe00:4ec]:48114) by pandora.armlinux.org.uk with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mLuQv-00024z-Uj; Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:39:41 +0100 Received: from linux by shell.armlinux.org.uk with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mLuQu-0008Fl-QW; Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:39:40 +0100 Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 22:39:40 +0100 From: "Russell King (Oracle)" To: Vladimir Oltean Cc: Andrew Lunn , Vladimir Oltean , netdev@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Heiner Kallweit , "David S. Miller" , Jakub Kicinski , Vivien Didelot , Florian Fainelli , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linus Walleij , Alvin =?utf-8?Q?=C5=A0ipraga?= , ACPI Devel Maling List , kernel-team , Len Brown Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/3] Make the PHY library stop being so greedy when binding the generic PHY driver Message-ID: <20210902213940.GP22278@shell.armlinux.org.uk> References: <20210901225053.1205571-1-vladimir.oltean@nxp.com> <20210902121927.GE22278@shell.armlinux.org.uk> <20210902123532.ruvuecxoig67yv5v@skbuf> <20210902203248.dy5b6ismgb55s5cd@skbuf> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20210902203248.dy5b6ismgb55s5cd@skbuf> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: Russell King (Oracle) Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 11:32:48PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote: > But these patches also solve DSA's issue with the circular dependency > between the switch and its internal PHYs, and nobody seems to have asked > the most important question: why? Surely you specified that in your cover message and in the patch that actually fixes the problem, as one always should do. -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTP is here! 40Mbps down 10Mbps up. Decent connectivity at last!